Date: 26 November 2013
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Image 5. Oral itraconazole pulse therapy was given to the patient (200 mg twice daily for 1 week, with 3 weeks off between successive pulses, for four pulses) and treatment was successful.
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Image 1. Copyright Fungal Research Trust.
Image 2. Copyright B.Flannigan, R Samson & JD Miller (From Microorganisms in home and indoor work environments, Published by Taylor and Francis)
Images 3-5. With thanks to S Veraldi, A Chiaratti and H Harak Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan. Italy . These images remain the copyright of ‘Mycoses’ where the full article may be viewed. (Veraldi et al, published online Mycoses, 5th May 2009 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122374087/HTMLSTART).
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Aflatoxicosis – advertisement for a sports drink in China, supposed to remove aflatoxin.
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Aflatoxicosis – Kenya, 1982- 20 cases of aflatoxicosis described and 12 deaths. Aflatoxin was detectable at 3.2-12mg/kg in food samples.
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Light microscopical appearance of hepatic tissue in outbreak of aflatoxicosis showing centrilobular collapse with reticular condensation (Reticulin).
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Test for aflatoxin B1. Standard curve wells in triplicate – columns 9, 10 & 11 – laid out horizontally. Triplicates of 14 samples laid out vertically in rows 2 to 8
