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Fungal Infections of the Central Nervous System in Children.

2017

Although uncommon in children, fungal infections of the central nervous system can be devastating and difficult to treat. A better understanding of basic mycologic, immunologic, and pharmacologic processes has led to important advances in the diagnosis and management of these diseases, but their mortality rates remain unacceptably high. In this focused review, we examine the epidemiology and clinical features of the most common fungal pathogens of the central nervous system in children and explore recent advances in diagnosis and antifungal therapy.

0301 basic medicineCentral Nervous Systemmedicine.medical_specialtyAntifungal Agents030106 microbiologyCentral nervous systemAspergillosisHistoplasmosisBlastomycosis03 medical and health sciencesCentral Nervous System Fungal InfectionsEpidemiologymedicineAspergillosisHumansMucormycosisIntensive care medicineChildHistoplasmosisCoccidioidomycosisbusiness.industryMortality rateMucormycosisCandidiasisFungiGeneral MedicineCryptococcosismedicine.diseaseInfectious Diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structurePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthCryptococcosisbusinessBlastomycosisJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
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INFEZIONE POLMONARE DA BLASTOSCHIZOMICES CAPITATUS

2005

Geotrichum capitatum, now known as Blastoschizomyces capitatus, can be responsible for several opportunistic infections (systemic infection or localized at lungs, liver, kidney, encephalitis or meningitis) in an immunocompromised host, especially in those patients affected by leukaemia or under immunosuppressive therapies. A 66-year-old woman with polimyosite under steroid and immunosuppressant therapy was hospitalized in ICU for an acute respiratory distress with moderate hypoxaemia and normocapnia. Pulmonary X-ray revealed a bilateral pneumonia. Hypoxaemia became severe 48 hours later and the patient underwent mechanical ventilation and empirical antibiotic therapy. Blood cultures, urine …

Immunocompromised HostBlastomyces isolation & purificationBlastomycosis diagnosiAntifungal Agents herapeutic useLung Diseases Fungal diagnosis
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Mucocutaneous diseases with manifestations in the head and neck region: 24 years of experience in a Dermatology service

2023

This study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological features of mucocutaneous diseases with manifestation in the head and neck region. A retrospective analysis of a dermatology reference center database was carried out. Over 24 years. Clinicopathological data were collected from medical records and the data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. A total of 11.538 medical records were analyzed, being 152 cases of mucocutaneous diseases with manifestations in the head and neck region. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus was the most prevalent diagnosis (66.4%). Face (44.1%), females (79.6%), and patients with 45 years mean age were the most common features. In the oral cavity, the most affected r…

oral mucosaparacoccidioidomycosisOtorhinolaryngologyfungal infectionneglected diseasesoral medicineSurgerymycosesGeneral Dentistryoral manifestationsUNESCO:CIENCIAS MÉDICASsouth american blastomycosisMedicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal
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