ABSTRACT
Relatam-se oito casos de criptococose não associada à AIDS diagnosticados em Santa Maria, RS, no período 1961-1995. É revisada a literatura sul-riograndense sobre a micose e comentada a prevalência da infecção pela var. neoformans em pacientes sem doença predisponente nas regiões subtropicais.
We report eight cases of cryptococcosis in non-AIDS patients diagnosed in Santa Maria, RS, during 1961-1995. A review of the literature is performed and the prevalence of the infection caused by var neoformans in patients without underlying disease in subtropical regions is commented.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Cryptococcosis/diagnosis , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections , Antifungal Agents , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Brazil , Cryptococcosis/drug therapy , Cryptococcosis/microbiology , Cryptococcus neoformans/isolation & purification , Drug Therapy, Combination , Flucytosine/therapeutic useABSTRACT
São relatados 12 casos de cromoblastomicose diagnosticados no interior do Rio Grande do Sul, no período 1988-1995. Os aspectos clínicos e evolutivos são analisados e comparados com a literatura. O único agente isolado foi Fonsecaea pedrosoi.
Twelve cases of chromoblastomycosis diagnosed in Rio Grande do sul during 1988-1995 are reported. The clinical aspects are analyzed and compared with the literature. Fonsecaea pedrosoi was the only microorganism isolated.
Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Chromoblastomycosis/diagnosis , Mitosporic Fungi , Brazil , Chromoblastomycosis/microbiology , Mitosporic Fungi/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
E relatado o primeiro caso de infeccao humana por Microsporum cookei no Brasil