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YEGRES, F  e  YEGRES, N., Richard. Cladophialophora carrionii: Contributions to the knowledgement of the endemia in Venezuela during the XX century.. Rev. Soc. Ven. Microbiol. [online]. 2002, vol.22, n.2, pp.153-157. ISSN 1315-2556.

Abstract A review of contribution to the knowledge of chromomycosis since the middle of the past century in Venezuela as well as studies of the risk factors that should explain the high prevalence of this rural, laboral and familiar disease at Falcon State. We considered this deep mycosis as a multifactorial disease, that should be explain by the coincidence in the same territory of a susceptible population and the presence of Cl. arrionii growing into thorny plants, as well of high risk of inoculation by exposure during the agricultural activities of the goat keepers at the semi-arid zone. We postulated that the endogamy tendency and presence of the fungi in the "reservarea", as the determinants of the Falcon State endemic. We recommend to search the incipient cases within the patient relatives for early treatment to avoid invalidity of the affected limb.

Palavras-chave : Cladophialophora carrionii; cromomicosis; endemia tropical; consanguinidad.