Artículos de revistas
Human pythiosis, Brazil
Fecha
2005-05-01Registro en:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 11, n. 5, p. 715-718, 2005.
1080-6040
10.3201/eid1105.040943
WOS:000228683000013
2-s2.0-17844366864
2-s2.0-17844366864.pdf
3320327570429539
7528116925519142
0000-0003-1515-702X
0000-0002-8003-4109
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Michigan State University
Institución
Resumen
Pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic. We report the first human case of pythiosis from Brazil, diagnosed by using culture and rDNA sequencing.