EUMYCETOMA BY Madurella grisea: REPORT OF THE FIRST CASE OBSERVED IN THE SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN REGION

Luiz Carlos SEVERO; Gerson VETORATTO; Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA; Alberto Thomaz LONDERO

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Mar 1999)

EUMYCETOMA BY Madurella grisea: REPORT OF THE FIRST CASE OBSERVED IN THE SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN REGION

Luiz Carlos SEVERO,
Gerson VETORATTO,
Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA,
Alberto Thomaz LONDERO

Affiliations

Luiz Carlos SEVERO: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Gerson VETORATTO: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA: Santa Casa
Alberto Thomaz LONDERO: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 41, no. 2
pp. 139 – 142

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The first case of eumycetoma by Madurella grisea occurred in Southern Brazilian Region is herein related. In addition, Brazilian literature on this subject was reviewed and, the geographic distribution of this eumycetoma is presented.

Published in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

ISSN: 0036-4665 (Print); 1678-9946 (Online)
Publisher: Universidade de São Paulo
Country of publisher: Brazil
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
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