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 1940