Dehghani Rouhullah; Talaee Rezvan; Rafeenejad Javad; Rezvani Roya Seydi; Karimi Fatemeh
Volume 20, Issue 1 , 2017, , Pages 32-35
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A 48-year-old woman who worked as a cleaner in a Kashan University of Medical Sciences dormitory received a spider bite while collecting garbage on a summer afternoon. She feltimmediate irritation on her arm. She noticed a spider, which she removed and killed. The irritation, itching, and redness on ...
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A 48-year-old woman who worked as a cleaner in a Kashan University of Medical Sciences dormitory received a spider bite while collecting garbage on a summer afternoon. She feltimmediate irritation on her arm. She noticed a spider, which she removed and killed. The irritation, itching, and redness on her arm continued. Her hand became edematous and painful after four days and she suffered from insomnia. Her situation became worse to the extent that she was not able to move her fingers.The patient was hospitalized at Shahid Beheshti Hospital for four days due to the seriousness of her condition. During hospitalization, she received treatments that consisted of normalsaline, corticosteroids, antibiotics, antihistamines, and analgesics after performance of any relevant tests. A tetanus vaccine and tetabulin were also prescribed. She had complaints of ongoing pain, swelling, itching, and redness for four days after which the patient was discharged with a prescription. The spider parts were sent to the laboratory for species analysis. The laboratory results diagnosed this spider as a member of the Loxosceles species. In most cases the cause of the bite disappears and is rarely detected. Here, although damaged, the laboratory could identify the spider.
Nazeri Mehdi; Ata-Bakhshian Roya; Taghizadeh Mohsen; Talaee Rezvan; Mahboubi Mohaddese
Volume 18, Issue 1 , 2015, , Pages 10-15
Abstract
Background: Malassezia spp. is an opportunistic dimorphicBasidiomycetous fungi associated with a variety of diseasesincluding dandruff, atopic eczema, pityriasis versicolor, seborrheicdermatitis and folliculitis. It also causes systemic infectionsin immune compromised patients. The aim of this study ...
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Background: Malassezia spp. is an opportunistic dimorphicBasidiomycetous fungi associated with a variety of diseasesincluding dandruff, atopic eczema, pityriasis versicolor, seborrheicdermatitis and folliculitis. It also causes systemic infectionsin immune compromised patients. The aim of this study wasto evaluate the antimicrobial activity of nettle leaves (Urticadioica), colocynths fruits (Citrullus colocynthis), green tea (Camelliasinensis), burdock root (Arctium lappa) extracts and ketoconazoleagainst 26 isolates of Malassezia spp., isolated from patients withMalassezia infections.Method: Twenty-six (26) Malassezia spp. identified by RFLPPCR,were isolated from patients with Malassezia infections. Theantifungal activity was evaluated by micro broth dilution assay.Result: M. globosa (50%), M. furfur (46%) and M. slooffiae (4%)were the isolated strains. There was no significant differencebetween the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) values forcolocynth extracts and ketoconazole. Also, the antimicrobialactivity of green tea and burdock extracts against Malassezia spp.was not significantly different (P>0.05). The minimal fungicidalconcentration (MFC) values for green tea, colocynth extracts andketoconazole against Malassezia spp. were the same (P>0.05).Conclusion: Further clinical studies are required to determinethe efficacy of C. colocynthis ethanol extract, in the treatment ofMalassezia skin disorders.