Blastomicosis sudamericana: 7 casos diagnosticados en el Instituto de Medicina Tropical (1976-1986) / Paracoccidioidomycosis 7 diagnosed cases in the Institute of Tropical Medicine (1976-1986)

De 11 casos estudiados entre los años 1976 y 1986 en el Consultorio Externo del Instituto de Medicina Tropical, se presentan 7 con diagnóstico etiológico y con el objetivo de ahondar en el conocimiento y detección de la Blastomicosis Sudamericana de importante incidencia en nuestro país. Se señalan las variantes epidemiológicas y clínicas, los medios de diagnóstico utilizados y el tratamiento que tentativamente se ha aplicado

Chancroid: Report of Three Case / 대한피부과학회지

Chancroid is an acute localized, autoinoculable venereaI disease caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized clinicaIly by painful ulceration at the site of incubation, and frequently accompanied by regional lymphadenopathy, and short incubation period. Three cases of chancroid were seen in Won Ju city, Kangwondo, Korea. All of the patients were male, and painful ulcers developed on genital region in 2 to 3 days after sexual contacts. Direct smear showed the characteristic "school-of-fish" arrangement of Haemophilus ducreyi by Gram stain. There were no regional lymphadenopathies and VDRL test were negative. Treatments were done with sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin) in case I, with sulfamethoxydiazine(Bayrena) and streptomycin in case 2, and with sulfamethoxydiazine and tetracycline in case 3 with exccllent results.