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F Mariat

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[Blastomyces dermatitidis blastomycosis in Africa. First Algerian case].

A case of fatal generalized Blastomycosis is reported. It was the first case of that mycosis observed in Algeria. The parasitic yeast-like cells of the fungus were seen in pus and tissue sections and Blastomyces dermatitidis cultured from pathological specimens. Yeast-like form was obtained in vitro on Kurung's agar at 37 degrees C. Male hamsters infected with this strain failed to develop an experimental disease. The occurrence and distribution of Blastomycosis in Africa are discussed.

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[Verrucous mycotic dermatitis due to an unusual dematiaceous fungus. Clinical and histopathological discussion (author's transl)].

A case of "verrucous dermatitis" caused by a dematiaceous fungus has been observed in an 30 y. o. Algerian patient. The lesion was localized on the face. The patient presented previously a chronic dermatophytic disease due to Trichophyton verrucosum. The dematiaceous hyphomycete has been isolated several time from superficial specimens and portions of biopsies. This fungus has been injected by intra-testicular route in guinea-pigs. The aspect of the fungus in its parasitical morphology has been described and compared with that seen in the testis: In the lesions, the vesiculous or short fungal elements are not pigmented; they are sometimes cross-walled. Successful treatment has been obtained with administration of intravenous amphotericin B. It seems that the patient is genetically predisposed and has a deficient cellular mediated immunity.

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[Kinetics of production of collagenase, esterase and elastase by human and soil strains of "Entomophthora coronata" (author's transl)].

A comparative study was made of the production of extracellular proteolytic enzymes, which were originated from two different strains, one pathogenic and one saprophytic, of E. coronata in stable culture at 30 degrees C. Quantitative differences were found: the maximal activity of the three enzymes (collagenase, esterase, elastase) produced by the strain isolated from soil was always lower than that observed with the human strain.

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[Pathogenicity of "Candida albicans" for normal mice and mice treated by the mycotoxin diacetoxyscirpenol (author's transl)].

The study of the action of diacetoxyscirpenol, a mycotoxin from Fusarium, was carried out on mice. It was found that a single dose of 1/2 DL50 (4.5 mg/kg) inoculated intraperitoneally, induced a transitory diminution of weight of the spleen and thymus and fall in the percentage of blood lymphocyte. The effect on the course of candidiasis was obvious: the mice challenged with C. albicans and treated by small repeated doses of mycotoxin died more rapidly than not treated but infected mice, emphasizing significantly the effect of the immunosuppressive processus on the development of the opportunistic fungus.

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[Polysaccharides from "Sporothrix schenkii" (author's transl)].

The whole cells and purified cell walls of Sporothrix schenckii were extracted with various solvents. Using hydrolysis, the fractions obtained afforded mannose, glucose, rhamnose as main sugars, and galactose. The repartition of polysaccharides was different according to the solvent used. These polysaccharides could be used as antigens for diagnosis and to follow the evolution of the sporotrichosis.

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[Ecological and epidemiological relationships between Sporothrix schenckii, a fungus pathogenic for man and the Ceratocystis genus].

Sporothrix schenckii is a pathogenic fungus for man and animal. Its perfect form is not yet known. Many studies have been made to compare this fungus to ascomycetes belonging to the genus Ceratocystis. This paper summarizes some important data about the ecology and the epidemiology of the fungal complex Sporothrix-Ceratocystis. Previous results obtained by several groups of workers are strongly in favor of a relationship between the two genera. The epidemiological studies carried out in different areas have shown that Sporothrix schenckii and Ceratocystis stenoceras are frequently isolated from the same fragments of plants such as pine or eucalyptus. According to the time and areas, it appears that there is or there is not a relation between the presence of the fungus on the plants or in the soil and the disease. The former case is well illustrated by the epidemic of the Transvaal between 1940 and 1944. Sporothrix schenckii has been found to be present either in endemic areas like Guatemala (around the Ayarza Lake) or in Alsace, or in Corse where no case has been reported for a long time. In France, except for the curious epidemic observed between the years 1903 and 1912, no or very rare cases have been observed although Sporothrix schenckii is abundant in the soil and injuries with contaminated materials are probably extremely frequent. The presence or even the abundance of the fungus in nature is not enough to explain the development of the disease. Some not well known factors are necessary. So as for all disease, the immunological reaction of the host is important and the defects of these mechanisms must be suspected.

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