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Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is an unusual, well-differentiated, and low-grade type of squamous cell carcinoma, characterized by slow growth, low metastatic spread, local invasion, and little dysplasia. It occurs predominantly on the genitals, in the oropharynx, or in the palmoplantar region, being less frequent at other sites; however, it can occur on any part of the body. Many factors have been associated with its pathogenesis, including the presence of previous skin lesions, such as varicose, decubitus, traumatic, or neuropathic plantar ulcers. VC arising from a burn scar is rare. We report the case of a patient who developed exuberant VC on his knee many years after having burn injuries at that site.

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Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is an unusual, well-differentiated, and low-grade type of squamous cell carcinoma, characterized by slow growth, low metastatic spread, local invasion, and little dysplasia. It occurs predominantly on the genitals, in the oropharynx, or in the palmoplantar region, being less frequent at other sites; however, it can occur on any part of the body. Many factors have been associated with its pathogenesis, including the presence of previous skin lesions, such as varicose, decubitus, traumatic, or neuropathic plantar ulcers. VC arising from a burn scar is rare. We report the case of a patient who developed exuberant VC on his knee many years after having burn injuries at that site

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Lacazia loboi is an uncultivated fungal pathogen of humans and dolphins that causes cutaneous and subcutaneous infections only in the tropical areas of the Americas. It was recently found by phylogenetic analysis that this unusual pathogen is closely related to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and to the other fungal dimorphic members of the order Onygenales. That original phylogenetic study used universal primers to amplify well-known genes. However, this approach cannot be applied to the study of other proteins. We have developed a strategy for studying the gene encoding the gp43 homologous protein of P. brasiliensis in L. loboi. The gp43 protein was selected because it has been found that this P. brasiliensis antigen strongly reacts when it is used to test sera from patients with lacaziosis. The principle behind this idea was to obtain the gp43 amino acid sequence of P. brasiliensis and other homologous fungal sequences from GenBank and design primers from their aligned conserved regions. These sets of primers were used to amplify the selected regions with genomic DNA extracted from the yeast-like cells of L. loboi from experimentally infected mice. Using this approach, we amplified 483 bp of the L. loboi gp43-like gene. These sequences had 85% identity at the nucleotide level and 75% identity with the deduced amino acid sequences of the P. brasiliensis gp43 protein. The identity of the 483-bp DNA fragment was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis. This analysis revealed that the L. loboi gp43-like deduced amino acid sequence formed a strongly supported (100%) sister group with several P. brasiliensis gp43 sequences and that this taxon in turn was linked to the other fungal sequences used in this analysis. This study shows that the use of a molecular model for investigation of the genes encoding important proteins in L. loboi is feasible.

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Os relatos de resistencia e rifampicina fizeram com que a Organizaçao Mundial de Saude preconizasse, 1981, a poliquimioterapia para o tratamento da hanseniase. A prevençao da seleçao de cepas mutantes resistentes as drogas e um de seus principais objetivos. A dpsona foi a primeira droga a ter comprovação experimental de resistencia e isto so foi possivel depois que a tecnica de inoculaçao do bacilo em coxim plantar de camundongos foi padronizado em 1960. Criterios importantes a serem considerados para se suspeitar de resistencia seriam recidivas em pacientes multibacilares ja tratado, ou em tratamento, ou resposta clinica insatisfatoria. Nosso estudo teve por objetivo detectar cepas resistentes a dapsona e rifampicina entre 40 pacientes tratados com sinais clinicos de recidiva, procedentes de cidades do Estado de Sao paulo e capital, utilizando a tecnica de inoculaçao do em coxim plantar de camundongos. Foram observados bacilos resistentes a dapsona em 11 casos, sendo 05 de resistencia total, 01 intermediario e 05 parcial. Bacilos resistente a rifampicina foram observados em apenas 02 casos. Nao se observou nenhum caso de resistencia multipla. O alto indice obtido de resistencia a dapsona, provavelmente e decorrencia de muitos anos de monoterapia sulfonica ou de seus derivados. No caso da rifampicina, provavelmente a droga foi utilizada de forma irregular, em monoterapia ou aind, o paciente pode ter utilizado-a previamente para tratar outra molestia....

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Few studies have been conducted to evaluate the cellular composition of the granulomatous lesions induced by Lacazia loboi. Thus, the objective of the present study was to characterize the mononuclear cell population present in cutaneous lesions obtained from 15 patients with Jorge Lobo's disease. Histological sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and methenamine silver and the following mononuclear cells were identified by immunohistochemistry: T lymphocytes (CD3+), helper T lymphocytes (CD4+), cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+), B lymphocytes (CD20+), plasma cells (CD79+), natural killer cells (CD57+) and histiocytes (CD68+). This study showed that the inflammatory infiltrate mainly consists of histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells, in addition to the presence of a large number of fungal cells. The identified inflammatory cells showed the following frequency: CD68+ histiocytes > CD3+ T lymphocytes > CD4+ T > CD8+ T lymphocytes > CD57+ natural killer cells > CD79+ plasma cells > CD20+ B lymphocytes. Based on the findings of a large number of fungal cells in the infected tissues and the disorganized cell arrangement in the granuloma, we hypothesize that patients with Jorge Lobo's disease present immunoregulatory disturbances, which are likely to be specific and perhaps responsible for the lack of containment of the pathogen.

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Few studies have been conducted to evaluate the cellular composition of the granulomatous lesions induced by Lacazia loboi. Thus, the objective of the present study was to characterize the mononuclear cell population present in cutaneous lesions obtained from 15 patients with Jorge Lobo's disease. Histological sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and methenamine silver and the following mononuclear cells were identified by immunohistochemistry: T lymphocytes (CD3+), helper T lymphocytes (CD4+), cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8+), B lymphocytes (CD20+), plasma cells (CD79+), natural killer cells (CD57+) and histiocytes (CD68+). This study showed that the inflammatory infiltrate mainly consists of histiocytes and multinucleated giant cells, in addition to the presence of a large number of fungal cells. The identified inflammatory cells showed the following frequency: CD68+ histiocytes > CD3+ T lymphocytes > CD4+ T > CD8+ T lymphocytes > CD57+ natural killer cells > CD79+ plasma cells > CD20+ B lymphocytes. Based on the findings of a large number of fungal cells in the infected tissues and the disorganized cell arrangement in the granuloma, we hypothesize that patients with Jorge Lobo's disease present immunoregulatory disturbances, which are likely to be specific and perhaps responsible for the lack of containment of the pathogen

Considerando la escasez de estudios sobre la composición celular del granuloma inducido por el Lacazia loboi y el pequeño número de pacientes evaluados, hemos estudiado la población de células mononucleares presentes en las lesiones cutáneas de 15 pacientes portadores de la enfermedad de Jorge Lobo. Se tiñeron los cortes histológicos con hematoxilina-eosina, plata metenamina y con el método imunohistoquímico se identificaron las siguientes células mononucleares: linfocitos T (CD3+), linfocitos T auxiliares (CD4+), linfocitos T citotóxicos (CD8+), linfocitos B (CD20+), plasmócitos (CD79+), células NK (CD57+) e histiocitos (CD68+). Los resultados obtenidos revelaron que el infiltrado inflamatorio estaba compuesto predominantemente por histiocitos y células gigantes multinucleadas, además de un gran número de hongos. La frecuencia de células encontradas fue la siguiente: histiocitos CD68+ > linfocitos T CD3+ > linfocitos T CD4+ > linfocitos T CD8+ > células NK CD57+ > plasmocitos CD79+ > linfocitos B CD20+. Así, considerando los resultados obtenidos, en los que observamos una gran cantidad de hongos en las lesions y una disposición desorganizada de las células en el granuloma, podemos sugerir que los pacientes con la enfermedad de Jorge Lobo presentan alteraciones imunorregulatorias, probablemente específicas, responsables de la no contención del patógeno

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Lacazia loboi is an uncultivated fungal pathogen of humans and dolphins that causes cutaneous and subcutaneous infections only in the tropical areas of the Americas. It was recently found by phylogenetic analysis that this unusual pathogen is closely related to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and to the other fungal dimorphic members of the order Onygenales. That original phylogenetic study used universal primers to amplify well-known genes. However, this approach cannot be applied to the study of other proteins. We have developed a strategy for studying the gene encoding the gp43 homologous protein of P. brasiliensis in L. loboi. The gp43 protein was selected because it has been found that this P. brasiliensis antigen strongly reacts when it is used to test sera from patients with lacaziosis. The principle behind this idea was to obtain the gp43 amino acid sequence of P. brasiliensis and other homologous fungal sequences from GenBank and design primers from their aligned conserved regions. These sets of primers were used to amplify the selected regions with genomic DNA extracted from the yeast-like cells of L. loboi from experimentally infected mice. Using this approach, we amplified 483 bp of the L. loboi gp43-like gene. These sequences had 85% identity at the nucleotide level and 75% identity with the deduced amino acid sequences of the P. brasiliensis gp43 protein. The identity of the 483-bp DNA fragment was confirmed by phylogenetic analysis. This analysis revealed that the L. loboi gp43-like deduced amino acid sequence formed a strongly supported (100%) sister group with several P. brasiliensis gp43 sequences and that this taxon in turn was linked to the other fungal sequences used in this analysis. This study shows that the use of a molecular model for investigation of the genes encoding important proteins in L. loboi is feasible.

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