Publications by authors named "L Fontao"
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- * A case study of a full-term female infant suffering from NLABD highlights the condition's severe cutaneous and respiratory effects, with diagnosis confirmed through skin biopsy and immunofluorescence, revealing pathogenic IgAs in the mother's breastmilk.
- * The infant successfully recovered after extensive care over 8 weeks, demonstrating the necessity for timely diagnosis and management, while presenting new insights into the role of maternal breastmilk in the disease's pathogenesis.
Background And Objectives: The diagnosis of neurosyphilis (NS) lacks a true 'gold standard', making the diagnosis challenging while consequences of a misdiagnosis are potentially severe. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of measuring an antibody index (AI) for the intrathecal synthesis of specific anti- () IgG for the diagnosis of NS.
Methods: Specific anti- IgG were measured simultaneously in paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-serum samples collected retrospectively and prospectively between 2007 and 2022, from patients suspected of NS, in Switzerland.
causes resistant dermatophytosis to terbinafine. The global spread of terbinafine-resistant strains with mutations in the squalene epoxidase gene is a major issue. This emerging species is now more frequently isolated in Europe and we report here two cases of tinea corporis in Switzerland, one with in vitro resistance to terbinafine and a second with in vitro susceptibility but a clinical resistance.
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