Occupational Hazards From Deep Mycoses

Schwarz, Jan; Kauffman, Carol A.

doi:10.1001/archderm.1977.01640090118022

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“…Además de las características propias de las heces de las aves, otros factores pueden determinar la probabilidad de encontrar a esta levadura en las excreciones de palomas. De hecho, el sistema de anidación resulta crucial para el aislamiento de C. neoformans de estas muestras, resultando mayor cuando se acumulan excrementos de más de 15 palomas en un mismo lugar [6], con lo que se subraya la importancia de evitar la acumulación de deyecciones de palomas, ya que si el grado de contaminación ambiental por C. neoformans fuese elevado, este podría convertirse en un peligro para la salud pública, y más concretamente para las personas dedicadas al cuidado, cría y limpieza de las palomas y palomares (Figura 1), así como para aquellos que han de remover la tierra contaminada con heces de paloma y los que alimentan a palomas salvajes o en libertad [19,21,26,58].…”

Section: La Paloma Y Cryptococcus Neoformansunclassified

La paloma y otras aves como reservorio de Cryptococcus spp

Rosario¹,

Acosta²,

Colom³

2008

Revista Iberoamericana de Micología

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In the last 25 years, the cases of human and animal cryptococcosis have increased significantly. This is mostly due to the improvement in the survival of immunocompromised patients. The disease is frequently related to the exposure of this type of patients to avian droppings. Among birds, pigeon, Columba livia, is undoubtedly the most important reservoir for the Cryptococcus species. Nevertheless, the study of a large number of bird's species demonstrated that pigeons are not the only Cryptococcus spp. carriers. The suspicion of the birds being the source for the infection is now becoming a demonstrable fact thanks to the use of molecular typing methods. These methods allow the comparison between strains from birds to patients living around them, with high level of discrimination.

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Section: La Paloma Y Cryptococcus Neoformansunclassified

La paloma y otras aves como reservorio de Cryptococcus spp

Rosario¹,

Acosta²,

Colom³

2008

Revista Iberoamericana de Micología

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“…General Characteristics of Infection Sporothrix schenckii is a dimorphic fungus which inhabits the soil in many areas of the United States; most cases have been reported from the midwestem and eastern half of the country. Outbreaks have been described in association with both occupational and leisure activities 52 , 53 ; sphagnum moss, soil, and wood have been contaminated with the spores of Sporothrix 53 , 54 . The pathogenesis of infection differs from the preceding deep fungi in that inhalation of spores is relatively uncommon, whereas direct cutaneous and subcutaneous inoculation is the usual mode of acquiring the disease 55…”

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Deep Fungal Infections in the Elderly

Kauffman

Terpenning

1988

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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“…Sporothrix schenckii is ubiquitous in nature, occurring in many different climates and ecosystems (21). The majority of cases involve patients with outdoor occu-1 pations or avocations, such as nursery workers, construction workers, farmers, miners, and gardeners (22). It has been suggested that the preponderance of cases in men (75 %-go o/o of cases) may be re- lated to occupational exposure rather than any intrinsic male susceptibility.…”

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Polyarticular Arthritis Due to Sporothrix schenckii/Polyartikuläre Arthritis durch Sporothrix schenkii

Lesperance

Baumgartner

Kauffman

1988

Mycoses

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Summary: Sporothrix schenckii infection usually presents as cutaneous or lymphocutaneous disease. Rarely, this dimorphic fungus causes isolated osteoarticular infection. The patient described herein had polyarticular sporotrichosis with contiguous osteomyelitis presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome 5 years previously. He relapsed after 2 g of amphotericin B but responded to itraconazole, a new oral antifungal agent. However, he was left with severe limitation of motion in the affected joints due to the long interval from onset of symptoms to diagnosis. Zusammenfassung: Die Sporothrix schenckii‐Infektion ist gewöhnlich an der Haut oder im Bereich der Haut‐Lymphknoten lokalisiert. Selten verursacht dieser dimorphe Pilz eine isolierte osteoartikuläre Infektion. Der hier vorgestellte Patient hatte eine polyartikuläre Sporotrichose mit benachbarter Osteomyelitis, was sich 5 Jahre zuvor als Karpaltunnel‐Syndrom dargestellt hatte. Der Patient erlitt nach Verabreichung von insgesamt 2 g Amphotericin B einen Rückfall, sprach jedoch auf Itraconazol an. Es verblieben aber schwere Bewegungseinschränkungen der befallenen Gelenke wegen des langen Zeitraums vom Einsetzen der Symptome bis zur Diagnose.

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Occupational Hazards From Deep Mycoses

Cited by 20 publications

References 53 publications

La paloma y otras aves como reservorio de Cryptococcus spp

La paloma y otras aves como reservorio de Cryptococcus spp

Deep Fungal Infections in the Elderly

Polyarticular Arthritis Due to Sporothrix schenckii/Polyartikuläre Arthritis durch Sporothrix schenkii

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