Publications by authors named "Ana T S Casolato"
Article Synopsis
- Fungal infections can be classified into primary and secondary types, with primary cutaneous cryptococcosis being limited to the skin without affecting the rest of the body.
- This type of infection is commonly seen in patients with weakened immune systems, while it's rare in those who are immunocompetent.
- A case study describes an immunocompetent patient who developed ulcerative lesions on the arm after skin injury, identified as caused by serotype B fungi, which healed completely after 5 months of fluconazole treatment.
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is an infectious disease caused by fungi that is prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries. Besides few therapeutic options, the classical treatment of CBM needs to be administrated for a long period of time, and unfortunately some patients do not show improvement of the lesions. Thus, it becomes urgent to develop new strategies for the treatment of CBM.
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