Molecular phylogenetics of Fonsecaea strains isolated from chromoblastomycosis patients in South Korea.

Fonsecaea strains isolated from chromoblastomycosis patients in Korea and morphologically identified as Fonsecaea pedrosoi were re-evaluated for typing by sequencing the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. The ITS sequences of five Korean isolates and two reference strains were determined and then aligned with those of 11 related strains deposited in GenBank. In a phylogenetic tree constructed from these 18 strains, the Korean isolates and the references were clustered into two groups: Group A representing F.

A case of non-hallopeau-siemens recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a rare group of heritable mechanobullous disorders that are characterized by blistering and scarring of the skin and mucosae and these lesions are induced by minor trauma, DEB is also associated with nail dystrophy. DEB can be inherited either in an autosomal recessive or dominant fashion. Regardless of the mode of inheritance, DEB is caused by defects of the ultrastructural entity known as the anchoring fibril, which results in separation of the sublamina densa.