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Abstract Jorge Lobo's disease (JLD) is a chronic, granulomatous fungal infection caused by the traumatic implantation of the fungus Lacazia loboi in the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues, with the presence of isolated nodular and coalescent keloidal lesions. Malignant degeneration is rare. This case report describes a 64-year-old male patient with JLD for 30-years who showed a change in the aspect of a lesion in the left lower limb. Histopathological examination confirmed the progression to well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SSC). JLD is highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions, requiring monitoring concerning the transformation into SSC in long-term lesions.
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Humans , Male , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Lacazia , Lobomycosis , Skin , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Abstract Lobomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by the yeast Lacazia loboi, typically found in tropical and subtropical geographical areas. Transmission occurs through traumatic inoculation into the skin, especially in exposed areas, of men who work in contact with the soil. Lesions are restricted to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, with a keloid-like appearance in most cases. The occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma on skin lesions with a long evolution is well known; however, there are scarce reports of lobomycosis that developed into squamous cell carcinoma. The authors report a patient from the Brazilian Amazon region, with lobomycosis and carcinomatous degeneration, with an unfavorable outcome, due to late diagnosis.
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Humans , Male , Lacazia , Lobomycosis/pathology , Keloid/pathology , Skin/pathology , BrazilABSTRACT
SUMMARY The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the protein-calorie malnutrition in BALB/c isogenic mice infected with Lacazia loboi, employing nutritional and histopathological parameters. Four groups were composed: G1: inoculated with restricted diet, G2: not inoculated with restricted diet, G3: inoculated with regular diet, G4: not inoculated with regular diet. Once malnutrition had been imposed, the animals were inoculated intradermally in the footpad and after four months, were sacrificed for the excision of the footpad, liver and spleen. The infection did not exert great influence on the body weight of the mice. The weight of the liver and spleen showed reduction in the undernourished groups when compared to the nourished groups. The macroscopic lesions, viability index and total number of fungi found in the footpads of the infected mice were increased in G3 when compared to G1. Regarding the histopathological analysis of the footpad, a global cellularity increase in the composition of the granuloma was observed in G3 when compared to G1, with large numbers of macrophages and multinucleated giant cells, discrete numbers of lymphocytes were present in G3 and an increase was observed in G1. The results suggest that there is considerable interaction between Jorge Lobo's disease and nutrition.
RESUMO O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar os efeitos da desnutrição protéico-calórica em camundongos isogênicos da linhagem BALB/c inoculados com Lacazia loboi, empregando parâmetros nutricionais e histopatológicos. Foram constituídos quatro grupos: G1- inoculados com restrição dietética; G2- não inoculados com restrição dietética; G3- inoculados sem restrição dietética; G4- não inoculados sem restrição dietética. Após instalada a desnutrição, os animais foram inoculados via intradérmica no coxim plantar e após quatro meses foram sacrificados para remoção do coxim plantar, fígado e baço. A infecção não exerceu grande influência no peso corporal dos camundongos. O peso do fígado e baço apresentou redução nos grupos desnutridos em comparação aos grupos nutridos. A lesão macroscópica, a viabilidade e o número total de fungos dos coxins plantares dos camundongos inoculados revelaram aumento no G3 quando comparado com o G1. Em relação à análise histopatológica dos coxins plantares observou-se aumento da celularidade global na composição do granuloma no G3 em relação ao G1, com grande número de macrófagos e células gigantes multinucleadas, discretos números de linfócitos estavam presentes em G3 e aumentados no G1. Os resultados sugerem que existe grande interação entre nutrição e doença de Jorge Lobo.
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Animals , Male , Mice , Lacazia , Lobomycosis/complications , Nutritional Status , Protein-Energy Malnutrition/complications , Disease Models, Animal , Liver/microbiology , Liver/pathology , Lobomycosis/pathology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Organ Size , Protein-Energy Malnutrition/microbiology , Protein-Energy Malnutrition/pathology , Spleen/microbiology , Spleen/pathologyABSTRACT
AbstractJorge Lobo's Disease is a rare, chronic granulomatous cutaneous mycosis, which is typical of tropical and subtropical regions. It is caused by the traumatic implantation of the fungus Lacazia loboi into the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The disease was first described in 1931 by Jorge Lobo, in Recife (PE), Brazil. It is common in Central and South America, and predominates in the Amazon region. We report a case of Jorge Lobo's Disease, which had been initially referred as being paracoccidioidomycosis. We emphasize clinical and diagnostic features of the disease.
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Lacazia/growth & development , Lobomycosis/microbiology , Lobomycosis/pathology , Skin/microbiology , Skin/pathology , Brazil , Rare Diseases/microbiology , Rare Diseases/pathologyABSTRACT
Background Jorge Lobo's disease, also known as lacaziosis, is a cutaneous-subcutaneous mycosis with chronic evolution. It is caused by the fungus Lacazia loboi. Herein we report a study that relates the genotoxicity caused by L. loboi in isogenic mice with nutritional status, through a normal or restricted diet.Methods DNA damage was assessed in the peripheral blood by the comet assay (tail intensity).Results The results for leukocytes showed increases in the mean tail intensity in mice under dietary restriction, in infected mice under dietary restriction and in infected mice ingesting a normal diet.Conclusion These results indicate that dietary restriction and L. loboi infection may increase DNA damage levels in mice, as detected by the comet assay.(AU)
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Animals , Mice , DNA Damage , Genotoxicity , Lacazia , Research ReportABSTRACT
AbstractBackground Jorge Lobos disease, also known as lacaziosis, is a cutaneous-subcutaneous mycosis with chronic evolution. It is caused by the fungus Lacazia loboi. Herein we report a study that relates the genotoxicity caused by L. loboi in isogenic mice with nutritional status, through a normal or restricted diet.Methods DNA damage was assessed in the peripheral blood by the comet assay (tail intensity).Results The results for leukocytes showed increases in the mean tail intensity in mice under dietary restriction, in infected mice under dietary restriction and in infected mice ingesting a normal diet.Conclusion These results indicate that dietary restriction and L. loboi infection may increase DNA damage levels in mice, as detected by the comet assay.
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Animals , Mice , DNA Damage , Nutritional Status , Lacazia , Lobomycosis/veterinary , Mycoses/veterinaryABSTRACT
Studies on host-parasite interaction in Jorge Lobo's disease are scarce, with no report in the literature on the phagocytosis of Lacazia loboi by phagocytic mononuclear cells. Thus, the objective of the present study was to assess the phagocytic activity of blood monocytes in the presence of L. loboi in patients with the disease and in healthy subjects (controls) over 3 and 24 hours of incubation. Statistical analyses of the results showed no significant difference in percent phagocytosis of the fungus between patient and control monocytes. With respect to incubation time, however, there was a significant difference, in that percent phagocytosis was higher at 3 hours than at 24 hours (p <0.01). These results suggest that monocytes from patients with the mycosis are able to phagocyte the fungus, as also observed in control individuals
Os estudos envolvendo a interação hospedeiro-parasita na doença de Jorge Lobo são escassos; até o momento, não existe nenhum trabalho abordando a fagocitose do fungo Lacazia loboi pelas células mononucleares fagocitárias. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a atividade fagocítica dos monócitos sangüíneos frente ao L. loboi tanto em pacientes portadores da doença como em indivíduos sadios (grupo controle), utilizando 3 e 24 horas de incubação. A análise estatística dos resultados revelou que não houve diferença significante entre o percentual de fagocitose do fungo pelos monócitos de pacientes e do grupo controle, porém em relação aos tempos de incubação, houve diferença significante, isto é, às 3 horas o percentual de fagocitose foi maior que o obtido às 24 horas (p<0,01). Estes resultados sugerem que monócitos de pacientes portadores da micose são hábeis em fagocitar o fungo, à semelhança do que foi visto em indivíduos do grupo controle
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Humans , Dermatomycoses , Phagocytosis , Lacazia , Monocytes , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Case-Control Studies , Time Factors , FungiABSTRACT
A doença de Jorge Lobo é micose cutânea-subcutânea de evolução crônica causada pelo fungo Lacazia loboi. Esta micose é predominante na região Amazônica e afeta, principalmente, trabalhadores rurais que vivem em contato constante com a vegetação e o solo, como é o caso dos seringueiros dessa região. Os estudos abordando os aspectos imunopatológicos desta micose são ainda muito escassos, possivelmente devido ao não cultivo do seu agente etiológico. Considerando que existem estudos demonstrando a participação da resposta imune humoral na doença de Jorge Lobo, onde os pacientes exibem níveis séricos elevados de imunoglobulinas e complemento, e alterações no perfil de citocinas representadas por um predomínio do perfil Th2, o presente estudo foi realizado com a finalidade de avaliar a presença de anticorpos e components do sistema complemento no granuloma induzido pelo L.loboi. Participaram destte estudo 11 pacientes portadores da micose, provenientes do estado do Acre, dos quais foram coletados fragmentos de pele das lesões. O material foi avaliado quanto à presença de imunoglobulinas e complemento, através da técnica de imunofluorescência e submetido à coloração pela hematoxilina-eosina para serem avaliados histopatologicamente. Os resultados obtidos revelaram depósitos dessas proteínas envolvendo a parede celular dos fungos em todos os pacientes avaliados e presença de um infiltrado inflamatório constituído predominantemente por histiócitos, células gigantes multinucleadas e numerosos fungos. Os linfócitos estavam presentes em número discreto a moderado e os plasmócitos, embora em número inferior, sempre estiveram presentes. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo revelam a presença de anticorpos e complemento no granuloma da doença de Jorge Lobo e sugerem a participação dessas proteínas nos mecanismos de defesa contra o fungo L. loboi.