Fonsecaea monophora致着色芽生菌病1例

报道1例由Fonsecaea monophora所致的着色芽生菌病。患者男,72岁,因右肩部斑块20余年就诊,取皮损痂皮进行真菌镜检及培养,皮损组织做病理学检查,并对分离的菌株进行形态学和分子生物学鉴定。真菌直接镜检及组织病理HE染色均可见厚壁、棕色的硬壳小体。真菌培养可见黑褐色,绒毛状菌落生长。小培养可见枝孢型和喙枝孢型产孢,分生孢子单细胞性。ITS区序列分析鉴定为Fonsecaea monophora。给予特比萘芬250mg/d口服治疗,7个月后皮损痊愈。     

Fonsecaea monophora所致着色芽生菌病1例及其相关实验研究

目的 报道1例由Fonsecaea monophora所致的着色芽生菌病.方法 患者女,60岁,主因左手背皮损1 a余就诊,取皮损痂屑进行真菌直接镜检和培养,取皮损组织进行组织病理学检查和真菌培养.对培养获得菌株进行形态学和分子生物学鉴定,并进行药物敏感性检测.结果 真菌直接镜检阳性,可见较多圆形、厚壁、棕色的硬壳细胞.组织病理学显示为慢性肉芽肿样改变;HE和PAS染色均可见到圆形、厚壁、棕色的硬壳细胞.真菌培养阳性,菌落生长缓慢,呈橄榄色到黑色.小培养及扫描电镜检查可见枝孢型和喙枝孢型产孢,分生孢子单细胞性,呈椭圆形或卵圆形.ITS区序列分析鉴定为Fonsecaea monophora.药敏试验显示伊曲康唑对F.monophora的最低抑菌浓度（minimal inhibitory concentration,MIC）为1.0 μg/mL,特比萘芬的MIC为0.015 6μg/mL.给予患者口服特比萘芬250 mg/d治疗,皮损缓慢好转;6周后加服伊曲康唑200 mg/d治疗,14周后皮损消退呈瘢痕化修复.结论 依据临床及实验室检查确诊该病例为Fonsecaeamonophora所致着色芽生菌病,伊曲康唑联合特比萘芬治疗本病例显示较好疗效.     

着色真菌monophora引起皮肤着色芽生菌病1例

目的报道1例由着色真菌monophora引起的皮肤着色芽生菌病。方法取皮损皮屑标本进行真菌直接镜检和培养,同时取活检进行真菌培养和组织病理学检查。对真菌培养阳性菌株进行形态学鉴定、温度试验和放线菌酮耐受试验,PCR扩增测序。结果KOH涂片检查可见较多圆形厚壁棕色硬壳细胞。组织病理学显示为慢性肉芽肿样改变;PAS和银染色可见到圆形厚壁的硬壳细胞。真菌菌落生长缓慢,呈橄榄色到黑色。小培养可见大量棕色菌丝、分支分隔,分生孢子梗主要为喙枝孢型,分生孢子棕色,椭圆形或卵圆形,单细胞。温度试验37℃生长,38℃不生长。0．01％、0．05％和0．1％放线菌酮均能耐受。扩增真菌rDNA的ITS区得到645bp的片段,经序列分析与裴氏着色真菌monophora变种ITS区比对,100％一致。结论据真菌学形态结构特征以及DNA序列分析菌种被鉴定为着色霉monophora。     

伊曲康唑联合特比萘芬治愈着色芽生菌病1例

报告1例由卡氏枝孢瓶霉引起的着色芽生菌病。患者男性,43岁,因右上臂局限性红色斑块性皮损5 a就诊。皮损组织病理为慢性炎性肉芽肿改变,可见硬壳细胞。真菌培养鉴定为卡氏枝孢瓶霉。给予伊曲康唑(200 mg/d)和特比萘芬(250 mg/d)联合治疗12周痊愈。     

Fonsecaea monophora所致海南渔民着色芽生菌病1例

患者,男,80岁,渔民,捕鱼时右手腕关节擦伤后出现棕褐色结节11年。组织病理检查:慢性肉芽肿样改变,HE和PAS染色均可见到圆形、厚壁、棕色的硬壳小体。ITS区序列分析鉴定为Fonsecaea monophora。诊断为着色芽生菌病,予抗真菌联合治疗(伊曲康唑0.2 g, 1次/d,特比萘芬0.25 g, 1次/d),治疗4个月后患者疣状斑块增生明显好转,随访中。     

伊曲康唑联合全厚皮片移植术治愈着色芽生菌病1例

患者男,47岁.颈部皮损5a,皮损直接镜检可见多个棕色硬壳小体,皮损组织真菌培养为卡氏枝孢瓶霉,皮损组织病理PAS染色可见棕色厚壁孢子.诊断为着色芽生菌病,给予患者口服伊曲康唑胶囊治疗8个月,皮损形成瘢痕,之后采取全厚皮片移植术切除瘢痕,术后继续口服伊曲康唑治疗2个月,皮损痊愈.     

首报Phialophora expanda致着色芽生菌病伴CARD9缺陷1例

正着色芽生菌病(chromoblastomycosis)是一种由暗色真菌引起的累及皮肤和皮下组织的慢性肉芽肿性疾病。在我国北方其致病菌主要是卡氏枝孢瓶霉(Cladophialophora carrionii),南方主要是单梗着色霉(Fonsecaea monophora)和裴氏着色霉(Fonsecaea pedrosoi)~[1-2]。国内外目前尚未有CARD9缺陷致着色芽生菌病的报道;此外,国内尚无扩展瓶霉     

红色毛癣菌致脓癣1例

目的报告1例由红色毛癣菌引起的脓癣,通过病发分子鉴定明确病原菌,早期诊断并进行经验性治疗。方法提取病发及脓液中的真菌DNA,进行ITS区扩增、测序和比对;同时,对病发和脓液进行真菌镜检及培养,对培养阳性菌落进行形态学、分子生物学鉴定以及体外药敏检测。结果病发和脓液DNA提取及ITS区鉴定提示红色毛癣菌;真菌镜检阴性;真菌培养经形态学和分子生物学鉴定提示红色毛癣菌。体外药物敏感性检测显示其对特比萘芬高度敏感。诊断为红色毛癣菌所致头癣,予口服特比萘芬125 mg/d,治疗1个月后明显改善。结论直接提取病变组织DNA进行早期分子诊断能够能尽早明确致病菌种并指导用药。     

Fonsecaea monophora所致着色芽生菌病1例CSCD

患者,男,63岁,因“左手腕结节斑块半个月”为主诉就诊我科门诊。左手腕肥厚性的肉色斑块,结节,表面疣状增生,病理活检见真皮及多核巨细胞胞浆内褐色厚壁圆形硬壳小体。PAS染色(+),真菌培养见暗棕至黑色菌落生长;经测序,最终确诊为Fonsecaea monophora所致着色芽生菌病。予口服伊曲康唑治疗,但由于患者原发矽肺症状加重,后因矽肺引发并发症死亡。     

球形孢子丝菌致婴儿固定型孢子丝菌病1例及相关实验研究

报道1例由球形孢子丝菌所致的婴儿固定型孢子丝菌病。患儿女,3个月,因左眼下内侧皮损2个月就诊,皮损脓液标本进行真菌培养,对培养获得菌株进行形态学、生理学和分子生物学鉴定,并进行药物敏感性检测。真菌培养阳性,镜下可见典型的套袖样菌丝。钙调蛋白基因序列分析鉴定为球形孢子丝菌。药敏试验显示特比萘芬和伊曲康唑对该菌株的菌丝相最低抑菌浓度（minimal inhibitorycon centration,MIC）分别为0．5μg／mL和0．5μg／mL;对该菌株的酵母相的MIC值分别为0．25μg／mL和0．5μg／mL。给予患者口服特比萘芬32．5mg／d治疗10周后皮损消退呈瘢痕化修复。依据临床及实验室检查确诊该病例为球形孢子丝菌所致固定型孢子丝菌病,特比萘芬治疗本病例显示较好疗效。     

Correlation of egg counts of Clonorchis sinensis by three methods of fecal examination

The Kato-Katz (KK) method is a well-known method of fecal examination for helminthiases. Its diagnostic sensitivity was found very high for clonorchiasis. The present study evaluated the correlation of Clonorchis sinensis egg counts by the KK method with those by direct smear and formalin-ether (FE) technique. The egg counts obtained by the KK method (Y) were correlated with the counts by direct smear (X) with the equation of Y = 659.4 + 0.266X (r2 = 0.738), but not with those by the FE method. The present study demonstrated that the KK method and direct smear were useful for both qualitative and quantitative diagnosis of clonorchiasis, especially in the field.     

Studies on Trypanosoma vivax: comparison of parasitological diagnostic methods.

Leeflang P., Buys Janny and Blotkamp Coby. 1978. Studies on Trypanosoma vivax: comparison of parasitological diagnostic methods. International Journal for Parasitology8: 15–18. Parasitological methods for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma vivax infections in Nigerian cattle, including thin and thick blood smear and lymph gland smear examination, haematocrit centrifuge technique, hypotonie lysis test and mouse inoculation were evaluated. In 155 blood samples, thick film examination was significantly better than thin smear examination; in 126 samples, the haematocrit centrifuge technique was significantly superior over thin smear but not over thick film examination; when all six methods were applied in 52 samples, significant differences could only be demonstrated between mouse inoculation on one hand and thick film and gland smear examination, haematocrit centrifuge technique and hypotonie lysis test on the other hand, and between thin smear examination and hypotonic lysis test. It was shown that none of the tests was either satisfactory or sufficiently reliable to be used alone. The combination of either haematocrit centrifuge technique or thick film examination together with thin smear examination is recommended as most practical for the diagnosis of T. vivax infection under field conditions. The haematocrit centrifuge technique is also more advantageous because simultaneous estimation of the packed cell volume will evaluate the clinical condition of the herd. A comparison of the value of diagnostic methods for East and West African T. vivax was included in the present study.     

2930例应用两种实验方法诊断细菌性阴道炎的比较

目的探讨细菌性阴道炎（BV）实验方法在临床的应用。方法对2009年3月至2009年8月在我院门诊就诊的患者2930例,随机分为2组,采用生理盐水直接涂片镜检法与细菌性阴道病联合测定试剂盒检测法进行比较。结果直接涂片镜检法阳性率为22.03%;应用细菌性阴道病联合测定试剂盒检测法,阳性率为45.81%,其中单患BV组占22.20%,合并白细胞酯酶2个加号占7.70%,合并白细胞酯酶3个加号占16.08%。结论细菌性阴道炎合并感染时,运用细菌性阴道病联合测定试剂盒检测法进行阴道分泌物检查,检出率明显高于涂片镜检法。     

Chemical extraction versus direct smear for MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification of anaerobic bacteria

In the present study, two pre-analytic processes for mass spectrometric bacterial identification were compared: the time-consuming reference method, chemical extraction, and the direct smear technique directly using cultured colonies without any further preparation. These pre-analytic processes were compared in the identification of a total of 238 strains of anaerobic bacteria representing 34 species. The results showed that 218/238 strains were identified following chemical extraction, 185 identifications (77.7%) were secured to both genus and species [log(score) > 2.0] whereas 33 identifications (14%) were secured to genus only [log(score) between 1.7 and 2.0]. Following direct smear, 207/238 anaerobic bacteria were identified, 158 identifications (66.4%) were secured to both genus and species [log(score) > 2.0] whereas 49 identifications were secured to genus only [log(score) between 1.7 and 2.0]. Twenty strains were not identified [log(score) < 1.7] by MALDI-TOF MS following chemical extraction whereas 31 strains were not identified with the direct smear technique. Although direct smear led to a significant decrease of the log(score) values for the Clostridium genus and the Gram positive anaerobic bacteria (GPAC) group (p < 0.0001, Wilcoxon test), identification to both species and genus were not changed. However these differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.1, Chi square). Therefore, MALDI-TOF MS identification following the direct smear technique appears to both non-inferior to the reference method and relevant for anaerobic bacteria identification.     

Cytologic detection of cervical cancer; four years' experience with routine smear examination in private practice

Simplified Papanicolaou smear techniques appear to be adaptable to private clinical practice when experienced cytodetection laboratory facilities are available. A private physician's office seems potentially an efficient, economical and practical place for detection of cervical cancer by use of the smear technique as a routine part of examination of patients. In a series here reported upon, examination of 11,207 cervical smears taken at the first examination of patients of all ages led to diagnosis of unsuspected malignant disease in 80 cases-in all instances at a stage when it should be easily curable. Cancer was not detected in examination of 6,060 smears taken later from women who had had a "negative" smear at the time of first examination, which seems to indicate that the first screening was reasonably accurate. In a few cases, early cancer was detected when smears were reported as "atypical" or "suspicious." Such reports demand as careful follow-up as do "positive" reports. There are dangers and limitations in wide-spread clinical application of screening by this method. Care must be observed in the development of programs for its use lest the potential benefits in early detection be outweighed by the dangers from misuse.     

Concentration of Lymph Node Aspirate Improves the Sensitivity of Acid Fast Smear Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Jimma,Southwest Ethiopia

Background

Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The cytomorphological features of lymph node smears have reduced specificity for the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The diagnosis of TBLN with direct smear microscopy lacks sensitivity due to the limited number of bacilli in lymph node aspirate. Therefore, we aimed to assess whether the concentration of lymph node aspirate improves the sensitivity of acid fast smear microscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Methods

A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted on 200 patients clinically suspected for tuberculous lymphadenitis in Jimma, Ethiopia. Lymph node aspirate was collected. The first two drops were used for cytomorphological study and direct acid fast staining. The remaining aspirate was treated with N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NALC) and concentrated by centrifugation at 3000 g for 15 minutes. The sediment was used for acid fast staining and culture. Differentiation of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) from non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) was done by para-nitrobenzoic acid susceptibility test.

Result

Complete data were available for 187 study subjects. 68% (127/187) were positive for M. tuberculosis on culture. Four isolates, 2.1% (4/187), were identified as NTM. The detection rate of direct smear microscopy was 25.1% and that of the concentration method 49.7%. Cytomorphologically, 79.7% of cases were classified as TBLN. The sensitivity of direct smear microscopy was 34.6%, for concentrated smear microscopy 66.1%, and for cytomorphology 89.8%. Two AFB positive cases on concentration method were non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM). The concentration method yielded a positive result from seven cases diagnosed as suppurative abscess by cytology. Both for the direct and concentration methods the highest rate of AFB positivity was observed in smears showing caseous necrosis alone. Smear positivity rate decreased with the appearance of epithelioid cell aggregates.

Conclusion

The concentration of lymph node aspirates for acid fast smear microscopy had significantly higher sensitivity than direct microscopy.     

Cytologic diagnosis of primary tubal cancer

A study was made of the 128 cases of primary tubal cancer reported to date in Japan, especially of the 61 cases with a preoperative cytologic examination, which was positive for malignancy in 28 cases (45.9%). A positive cytologic diagnosis was made on the cervicovaginal smear in 37.9% of the 58 cases so examined and on the endometrial smear in 80.0% of the 15 cases so examined. Of the 12 cases with positive endocervical smear cytologies, 11 were without endometrial invasion and 4 had no cancer cells in the cervicovaginal smear. Histologic examination of endometrial curettage specimens was positive for cancer in 8 (23.5%) of 34 cases so examined. Endometrial invasion by cancer cells was seen in 11.1% of the surgically extirpated endometrial specimens. The results of this study suggest that cytologic diagnosis is one of the most reliable methods for detecting primary tubal cancer before a surgical operation is undertaken. Its efficacy might be improved by more careful sampling and study in patients suspected of having primary tubal cancer.     

Should smears in a colposcopy clinic be taken after the application of acetic acid?

Conventionally, cervical smears obtained during a colposcopic examination are taken before the application of acetic acid. However, this occasionally precipitates bleeding and removes epithelium from the cervix, particularly in the presence of cervical pathology, making colposcopic evaluation difficult. This study examined the possibility of deferring the smear until the end of the colposcopic examination. In the first part of the study, the cytologic results on cervical samples taken from the same patient before and after the application of acetic acid were compared. In the second part of the study, only one smear was taken per patient (either before or after colposcopic assessment) to eliminate the possibility that the taking of the first smear affected the quality of the second. The results of both parts of the study showed that deferring the smear until after the application of acetic acid leads to an unacceptably high rate of unsatisfactory and falsely negative smears. Thus, deferring the taking of the cervical smear until after the colposcopic evaluation results in a poor cytologic evaluation, although it might facilitate the colposcopic examination in some patients.     

CYTOLOGIC DETECTION OF CERVICAL CANCER—Four Years' Experience with Routine Smear Examination in Private Practice

Simplified Papanicolaou smear techniques appear to be adaptable to private clinical practice when experienced cytodetection laboratory facilities are available. A private physician''s office seems potentially an efficient, economical and practical place for detection of cervical cancer by use of the smear technique as a routine part of examination of patients.In a series here reported upon, examination of 11,207 cervical smears taken at the first examination of patients of all ages led to diagnosis of unsuspected malignant disease in 80 cases—in all instances at a stage when it should be easily curable. Cancer was not detected in examination of 6,060 smears taken later from women who had had a “negative” smear at the time of first examination, which seems to indicate that the first screening was reasonably accurate.In a few cases, early cancer was detected when smears were reported as “atypical” or “suspicious.” Such reports demand as careful follow-up as do “positive” reports.There are dangers and limitations in wide-spread clinical application of screening by this method. Care must be observed in the development of programs for its use lest the potential benefits in early detection be outweighed by the dangers from misuse.