Background: In the past 30 years, topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been
investigated for the treatment of a broad spectrum of cosmetic, inflammatory, and infectious …

Mycopathologia was founded in 1938 to 'diffuse the understanding of fungal diseases in
man and animals among mycologists.'This was an important mission considering that …

Infections of Fusarium spp. and Exophiala spp. are often chronic, recalcitrant, resulting in
significant morbidity, causing discomfort, disfigurement, social isolation. Systemic …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a process that combines a photosensitizing drug and light
and promotes phototoxic responses in target cells, mainly via oxidative damage. Antifungal …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate photosensitization effects of four distinct
dyes on standard suspension of Candida albicans (C. albicans) and Candida dubliniensis …

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a neglected implantation mycosis prevalent in tropical
climate zones, considered an occupational disease that affects impoverished rural …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been originally developed for the treatment of cancer, but
it has been successfully employed in the treatment of infectious diseases, including fungal …

Cutaneous infectious granulomas are mainly caused by fungi and bacteria. Antibiotics are
the primary therapeutic choices for these diseases, but drug-resistant pathogens have …

Photodynamic therapy has been applied successfully against cutaneous and subcutaneous
mycoses. We applied methylene blue as a photosensitizing agent and light emitting diode …

This study demonstrates that nanostructured fabrics grafted with rose bengal (RB) and
phloxine B (PB) have photodynamic antifungal effects on Aspergillus fumigatus. RB and PB …