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B Jemli

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[Cutaneous mucormycosis and diabetes: about one observation].

Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic infection but a fulminant disease. Varying clinical forms have been described, including cutaneous localisations which are mainly observed in diabetic and burned patients. The cutaneous lesions induced by the mucormycosis affection are often atypical and gangrenous. We report a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in a Tunisian patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. He developed cutaneous necrotic lesions at the low limb. The diagnosis of mucormycosis was not initially evoked but tardily confirmed by identifying mucorale hyphae in tissue sections and Rhizopus oryzae in the sample culture. The treatment consisted of an extensive surgical debridement associated with intravenous perfusion of amphotericin B. The patient had a fatal outcome.

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[Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases in the north. Retrospective study of cases diagnosed in the Rabta Hospital of Tunis].

The authors report a retrospective study of 50 cases of infantile visceral Leishmaniasis (April 1994-April 1995), and 53 cases of sporadic cutaneous Leishmaniasis of north-Tunisia (August 1990-July 1994), diagnosed in parasitology laboratory of Rabta hospital. They insist on the recrudescence and the extension of the distribution geographical area of these two clinical forms of human leishmaniasis observed in Tunisia.

Adolescent↗

[Comparative study of adherence of five Candida species to polyvinyl chloride].

Colonization of biomaterial by Candida species could be the first step of Candida infection. We examined the in vitro adherence capabilities of five Candida species to polyvinyl chlorure (PVC). Twenty stains were tested: C. albicans (9), C. glabrata (3), C. tropicalis (3), C. kefyr (4) and C. parapsilosis (1). The adherence to PVC was evaluated by direct microscopic examination. The results indicate that the adherence of C. albicans to PVC is similar to that of C. glabrata and C. tropicalis. Only C. kefyr adheres to a lower degree. We conclude that the adherence capabilities of non-albicans species were similar to that of C. albicans. There is a relationship between the adherence of Candida species and their abilities to colonize the biomaterial. The species, which are more adherent, are those, which are more virulent.

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