Lobomycosis: A case from Southeastern Europe and review of the literature

Journal of Dermatological Case Reports

Evangelia Papadavid¹  Irini Kapniari³  Panagiotis Tsirigotis²  Ioannis Dervenoulas²  Ekaterini Pantelidaki⁴  Vassiliki Pappa²  Nikolaos Stavrianeas³  Sotirios Papageorgiou²  Dimitrios Rigopoulos³ 

[1] Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Athens University School of Medicine, Attikon General University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, Greece;2nd Propaideutic Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University School of Medicine, Attikon General University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, Greece;2nd Department of Dermatology, Athens University School of Medicine, Attikon General University Hospital, Chaidari, Athens, Greece;Department of Histopathology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece

关键词: immunodeficiency;    infection;    lobomycosis;    Lacazia loboi;    lacaziosis;    Lobo’s disease;    mycosis;   

DOI  :  10.3315/jdcr.2012.1104

学科分类：皮肤病学

来源: Specjalisci Dermatolodz

【 摘 要 】

Lobomycosis, also known as Jorge Lobo’s disease, represents a rare chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by the fungus Lacazia loboi, an organism that is found within lesions but has not been cultured to date. The natural reservoir of L. loboi is unknown but it is believed to be aquatic, or associated with soil and vegetation. More than 550 human cases have been reported, especially in patients with a history of travel or residence in endemic areas (Central and South America, particularly Brazil) or in communities along rivers.

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