Corneal Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2015 Purpose: To report 2 unusual cases of fungal keratitis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Methods: Two patients were diagnosed with Fonsecaea pedrosoi keratitis. Their files were reviewed for predisposing factors, clinical characteristics, microbiological study,
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Etymologia: Fonsecaea pedrosoi [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Dayane Moraes +2 more
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Fonsecaea Pedrosoi: A Rare Etiology in Fungal Keratitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Fungal corneal ulcer is common in India due to tropical climate and a large agrarian population that is at risk. Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common agent of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic localized fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous ...
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Chromomycose cutanée à Fonsecaea Pedrosoi: à propos d'un cas [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 Nous rapportons le cas d'une patiente de 13 ans d'origine rurale qui présentait une lésion papulo-nodulaire de 4/3cm du tiers inférieur de la jambe droite, évoluant depuis deux années.
Kenza Baline, Fouzia Hali
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Silver(I) 1,10-Phenanthroline Complexes Are Active against Fonsecaea pedrosoi Viability and Negatively Modulate Its Potential Virulence Attributes [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 The genus Fonsecaea is one of the etiological agents of chromoblastomycosis (CBM), a chronic subcutaneous disease that is difficult to treat. This work aimed to evaluate the effects of copper(II), manganese(II) and silver(I) complexes coordinated with 1 ...
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Chromoblastomycosis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi in a Honduran woman [PDF]
IDCasesKarla Torres +4 more
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Establishment of epidemiological cutoff values for Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the primary etiologic agent of chromoblastomycosis, and eight antifungal medications [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyChromoblastomycosis, a fungal neglected tropical disease, is acquired through traumatic inoculation and is clinically characterized by a chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most commonly reported
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Study of tissue inflammatory response in different mice strains infected by dematiaceous fungi Fonsecaea pedrosoi [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2019 : Background: Diseases caused by melanized fungi include mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis. This broad clinical spectrum depends on the dynamic interactions between etiologic agent and host.
Marilia Marufuji Ogawa +7 more
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Expanding the Toolbox for Functional Genomics in Fonsecaea pedrosoi: The Use of Split-Marker and Biolistic Transformation for Inactivation of Tryptophan Synthase (trpB) Gene [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a disease caused by several dematiaceous fungi from different genera, and Fonsecaea is the most common which has been clinically isolated.
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Melanin in
BMC Microbiology, 2010 Background The pathogenic fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi constitutively produces the pigment melanin, an important virulence factor in fungi. Melanin is incorporated in the cell wall structure and provides chemical and physical protection for the fungus.
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