Antonio Eugenio de Arêa Leão, Brazilian medical mycologist (Teresina 13 November 1895 - 1971)
Authored at least 117 works
Individualized and named chromoblastomycosis
With Fernando Terra, Magarinos Torres & O. da Fonseca. Novo typo de dermatite verrucosa, mycose por Acrotheca com associação de leishmaniosa. Bras.Med. 36(2):368-78, 1922.
Developed the first specific skin test for paracoccidiodomycosis
With O. da Fonseca. Reaction cutanee specifique avec le filtrat de cellule du Coccidioides immitis. Comp. Rend. Seances Soc. Biol. 97:1796-7, 1927
Laid the foundations for control of mites that attack fungal cultures employing kerosene
With M. T. de Mello & V. Mayor. Acarinos infestadores de cultura de cogumelos. Biologia, classificação e métodos de combate. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 42(3):559-608, 1945
Conceived a vaccine for tinea
A new method for searching fungi in biological material
Tecnica micologica. Novo metodo para exame de pêlos, escamas, etc. Acad. Med. 4:75-9, 1939
Established a new process for direct examination of the pus
With M.A. Goto. A esporotricose. Observação e estudo de um novo caso. O Hospital 30:409-17, 1946
DESCRIBED FUNGI TAXA PATHOGENIC TO MAN
Genus
Piedraia 1928 with Fonseca
Species
Acremoniella lutzi 1939 with J. Lobo
Acremoniella rugulosa 1934
Cephalosporium recifei 1934 with J. Lobo
Cladosporium langeronii 1927 with Fonseca & Nogueira
Coelomyces ciferii 1965 with Pedroso
Lacazia loboi 1940 with Fonseca
Piedraia hortae 1928 with Fonseca
Trichosporon minor