Blastomycosis in a Young African Man Presenting with a Pleural Effusion
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungus endemic to northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and some parts of the United States. The fungus is also endemic to parts of Africa.
GG Alvarez +5 more
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A rare cause of nodular skin lesions with fever in an immunocompetent individual
Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. It is endemic to many parts of the world but is rarely seen in India.
Subodh Kumar Mahto +5 more
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Cell walls of the dimorphic fungal pathogens Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis exhibit bilaminate structures and sloughing of extensive and intact layers [PDF]
This work was supported by the Fundação Carlos Chagas de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), grants E-26/202.974/2015 and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), grants 229755/2013-5, Brazil.
A Chakrabarti +69 more
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Adrenal histoplasmosis : a rare cause of bilateral adrenomegaly
Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by a dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Histoplasmosis causing bilateral adrenal involvement is rare and usually occurs only in immunocompromised individuals with disseminated disease.
PP Subedi +8 more
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Fungal perianal abscess as the initial presentation of disseminated coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioides is a dimorphic fungus that can cause various clinical presentations, mainly pulmonary, skin, musculoskeletal, and in the central nervous system; most reports are in the southwestern area of the USA.
Christian Olivo-Freites +3 more
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Mp1p Is a Virulence Factor in Talaromyces (Penicillium) marneffei [PDF]
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Au Yeung, KHR +20 more
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Coccidioides immitis and C. posadasii are two highly pathogenic dimorphic fungal species that are endemic in the arid areas of the new world, including the region from west Texas to southern and central California in the USA that cause coccidioidomycosis
Theo N. Kirkland, Joshua Fierer
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Cutaneous ulcer in an immunosuppressed patient with adult onset Still's disease: primary cutaneous histoplasmosis? [PDF]
Histoplasmosis is caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.Primary infection occurs through inhalation of spores from the air. Immunocompetent individuals are usually asymptomatic, but may develop pulmonary disease.
Michelle Larissa Zini Lise +3 more
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Ga and Gß Proteins Regulate the Cyclic AMP Pathway That Is Required for Development and Pathogenicity of the Phytopathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola [PDF]
We identified and functionally characterized genes encoding three G alpha proteins and one G beta protein in the dimorphic fungal wheat pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola, which we designated MgGpa1, MgGpa2, MgGpa3, and MgGpb1, respectively.
Kema, G.H.J. +5 more
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Emergomyces africanus in Soil, South Africa
We detected Emergomyces africanus, a thermally dimorphic fungus that causes an HIV-associated systemic mycosis, by PCR in 18 (30%) of 60 soil samples from a wide range of habitats in South Africa. Direct and indirect culture techniques were unsuccessful.
Ilan S. Schwartz +9 more
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