Bosco, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes [UNESP]Bagagli, Eduardo [UNESP]Araújo Jr., João Pessoa [UNESP]Candeias, João Manuel Grisi [UNESP]Franco, Marcello Fabiano deMarques, Mariangela Esther Alencar [UNESP]Mendoza, LeonelCamargo, Rosangela Pires de [UNESP]Marques, Silvio Alencar [UNESP]2014-05-272014-05-272005-05-01Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 11, n. 5, p. 715-718, 2005.1080-6040http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68231Pythiosis, caused by Pythium insidiosum, occurs in humans and animals and is acquired from aquatic environments that harbor the emerging pathogen. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical and histopathologic features are not pathognomonic. We report the first human case of pythiosis from Brazil, diagnosed by using culture and rDNA sequencing.715-718engamphotericin Bitraconazolepotassium iodideadultBrazilcase reportclinical featureDNA sequencehistopathologyhospital admissionhumanmalenucleotide sequencepythiosisPythiumskin diseaseHumansInfectionMaleMiddle AgedArtigo10.3201/eid1105.040943WOS:000228683000013Acesso aberto2-s2.0-178443668642-s2.0-17844366864.pdf332032757042953975281169255191420000-0003-1515-702X0000-0002-8003-4109