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,
Winai Chaidaroon +3 more
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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 ...
Ingrid S. Sousa +8 more
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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.
Luísa Dan Favilla +6 more
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Melanin particles isolated from the fungus Fonsecaea pedrosoi activates the human complement system [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018 BACKGROUND Melanin production has been associated with virulence in various pathogenic fungi, including Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the major etiological agent for chromoblastomycosis, a subcutaneous fungal disease that occurs in South America.
Lysianne Pinto +7 more
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