Historia de la micología médica en Colombia, 1930-1970 / History of medical micology in Colombia, 1930-1970

El objetivo general de esta investigación fue comprender algunos de los acontecimientos históricos que posibilitaron la instauración, difusión y apropiación de la micología médica en Colombia entre 1930 y 1970. Para ello se consultaron revistas científicas y tesis en diferentes bibliotecas, centros documentales y archivos históricos de Medellín y de Bogotá. Se incluyen en el informe los diferentes problemas enfrentados por los médicos y el personal de laboratorio para la clasificación taxonómica de los hongos, la relación entre la micología y la dermatología, el desarrollo del estudio de las micosis sistémicas y el papel de algunas personas en la institucionalización de la micología médica.

The overall objective of this research was to understand the events that made possible the creation, diffusion and appropriation of medical mycology in Colombia between 1930 and 1970. It was based on the review of scientific journals and theses in different libraries, archives and documentation centers in Medellin and Bogota. The report includes the different problems faced by physicians and laboratory personnel concerning the classification of fungi, the relationship between dermatology and mycology, the development of the study of systemic mycoses and the role played by some persons in the institutionalization of medical mycology.

Reformulação, catalogação e incremento da micoteca do Laboratório de Micologia do Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima / Recast, cataloging and increased mycology collection of the Mycology Laboratory of Lauro de Souza Lima

The Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima Mycology Laboratory, until August of 1998, had a small fungal collection and it did not have any specific kind of control file or registration. After this date, a new collection was created through interchange with the Instituto de Medicina Tropical USP/SP, with educational and laboratory purposes. The new collection contains 200 samples of algae, fungi and actinomycet specimens and their respective notes. The collection structure, as well as the catalog samples are reported.

Taxonomy and introduction.

Fungi and the diseases that they produce have become an important part of patient care and management. Identification of these organisms can be difficult because of the need to know and discern fungal morphology and structure. This article reviews mycologic terms, describes and defines fungal structures, discusses fungal isolation techniques, and suggests steps for identification approaches.