Molecular cloning of the myo-inositol oxygenase gene from the kidney of baboons
| Autor: | María del Refugio Rocha-Pizaña, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Rafael González-Alvarez, Ivan Delgado-Enciso, María Marisela Sánchez Chaparro, Gabriel Ruiz-Aymá, Laura Elia Martínez-de-Villarreal, Hugo A. Barrera-Saldaña, María Elizabeth Tejero-Barrera, Diana Cristina Pérez-Ibave, María Lourdes Garza-Rodríguez, Oralia Barboza-Quintana, Raquel Garza-Guajardo, Ángel Lugo-Trampe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Aspergillus biology Genitourinary system General Neuroscience Papanicolaou stain Articles General Medicine Fungus biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Molecular biology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Atrophy Cytology medicine Medical history General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Fungus Present 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Biomedical Reports. 7:301-305 |
| ISSN: | 2049-9442 2049-9434 |
| DOI: | 10.3892/br.2017.973 |
| Popis: | Aspergillus is an opportunistic fungus present in humid environments, whose natural environment is in soil, hay and compost. It is a frequent contaminant in the clinical laboratory. Because of this, the fungus is often inhaled, affecting those with an underlying pulmonary disease or immune deficiency. Fungal genitourinary tract infections are relatively common. A rare Aspergillus spp cervical infection diagnosed via liquid-based cytology is presented in the current study. The 57-year-old woman attended her annual check-up without any relevant medical history. The result of a gynecological examination by Papanicolaou smear was normal and routine liquid-based cytology was performed. The specimen exhibited fungal organisms characterized by septate hyphae branching at acute angles, most consistent with the Aspergillus species. Subsequent cytology demonstrated the same results. Antifungal treatment was initiated and a second post-treatment smear only exhibited atrophy. The cytomorphological features of Aspergillus spp. are discussed in the current study and a brief review of the few reported cases of a primary cervical infection in the literature is provided. In addition, the liquid-based cytology was established as a tool to diagnose the rare Aspergillus infection. |
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