Fast diagnosis of sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix globosa, Sporothrix schenckii, and Sporothrix brasiliensis based on multiplex real-time PCR
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Sporothrix schenckii and Sporotrichosis.
Sporotrichosis, which is caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii, is currently distributed throughout the world, especially in tropical and subtropical zones. Infection generally occurs by traumatic inoculation of soil, plants, and organic matter contaminated with the fungus. Certain leisure and occupational activities, such as floriculture, agriculture, mining, and wood exploitatio...
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Vol. 28, No. 2, 2016 251 Received December 26, 2014, Revised April 25, 2015, Accepted for publication April 28, 2015 Corresponding author: Koremasa Hayama, Division of Cutaneous Science, Department of Dermatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan. Tel: 81-3-3972-8111, Fax: 81-3-5995-9841, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open ...
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TO THE EDITOR—The metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro is hyperendemic for catassociated sporotrichosis, and Sporothrix brasiliensis has been implicated in the majority of cases in this region. A unique clinical profile has been characterized by disseminated cases in nonimmunosuppressed patients, hypersensitivity reactions, and an increase in the number of patients with human immunodeficiency ...
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PURPOSE To describe an unusual case of disseminated sporotrichosis with intraocular involvement. DESIGN Interventional case report. RESULTS An 18-year-old man presented with disseminated ulcerated skin lesions. Fundus examination showed fluffy opacities in the vitreous and a retinal granuloma in the left eye. Biopsy of the skin lesion and lymph node showed the presence of numerous fungus ce...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007219