Isolation of Fonsecaea pedrosoi from thorns of Mimosa pudica, a probable natural source of chromoblastomycosis

Isolation of Fonsecaea pedrosoi from thorns of Mimosa pudica, a probable natural source of chromoblastomycosis

We report the isolation of Fonsecaea pedrosoi from thorns of the plant Mimosa pudica L. at the place of infection identified by one of our patients. Clinical diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis was established by direct microscopic examination and cultures from the patient's lesion. The same species was isolated from the patient and from the plant. Scanning electron microscopy of the surface of the thorns showed the characteristic conidial arrangement of F. pedrosoi. These data indicate that M. pudica could be a natural source of infection for the fungus F. pedrosoi.

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Main Authors: Salgado,Claudio Guedes, Silva,Jorge Pereira da, Diniz,José Antônio Picanço, Silva,Moisés Batista da, Costa,Patrícia Fagundes da, Teixeira,Claudio, Salgado,Ubirajara Imbiriba
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2004
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652004000100006
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