Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) Claudia Pires Amaral Maia Christiane Maria De Castro Dani Synonyms Lyme disease (LD), cutaneous borreliosis, borreliosis, borrelial lymphocytoma, lymphadenosis cutis benigna, erythema chronicum migrans, erythema migrans, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans Key Points This anthropozoonosis is endemic in North America and…
Tuberculosis Leninha Valerio do Nascimento Caroline Fattori Assed Saad Synonyms Tisic, scrofula Key Points Mycobacteria. Tuberculosis. Tuberculides. Introduction Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases on earth, and affects the lungs, lymphatic ganglia, bones, intestines, skin, and other organs. Most often there…
Introduction Without any doubt systemic fungal infections constitute public health and economic problems. Nowhere is this clearer than in tropical countries where these diseases are endemic, or at least have a high incidence. The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged…
Introduction Subcutaneous mycoses are a group of fungal diseases produced by a heterogeneous group of fungi that infect the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and in some cases the underlying tissues and organs. The causative agents are commonly found in the soil,…
Introduction Nematodal Helminths Nematodal helminths represent infectious agents that are not very infectious, but have developed a delicate strategy to infect human hosts. As such, they manage to overcome the epidermal barrier, enter the human body, and travel by several…