Constitutive melanin in the cell wall of the etiologic agent of Lobo's disease

Lobo's disease is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by the obligate pathogenic fungus, whose cell walls contain constitutive melanin. In contrast, melanin does not occur in the cell walls of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis when stained by the Fontana-Masson stain.

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 1999-01, Vol.41 (1), p.9-12
Main Authors: Taborda, V B, Taborda, P R, McGinnis, M R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Antigens, Fungal - analysis
Cell Wall - chemistry
Cell Wall - microbiology
Cell Wall - ultrastructure
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Lobo's disease
Lobomycosis
Male
Melanin
Melanins - analysis
Melanins - metabolism
Middle Aged
Paracoccidioides - chemistry
Paracoccidioides - immunology
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paracoccidioides loboi
Paracoccidioidomycosis - immunology
Paracoccidioidomycosis - microbiology
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:Lobo's disease is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by the obligate pathogenic fungus, whose cell walls contain constitutive melanin. In contrast, melanin does not occur in the cell walls of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis when stained by the Fontana-Masson stain.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46651999000100003