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Paracoccidioidomycosis vaccine [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2012 Paracoccidioidomycosis is a granulomatous pulmonary infection that is generally controlled by chemotherapy. The efficacy of treatment, however, is limited by the status of the host immune response. The inhibition of a Th-2 immunity or the stimulation of Th-1 cytokines generally increases the efficacy of antifungal drugs.
Travassos, Luiz Rodolpho UNIFESP +1 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis with digestive manifestations in a pediatric patient
Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México, 2022 Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides. It may present in two forms: an acute/subacute form, whose most frequent manifestations include weight loss, fever, anemia, and adenopathy, and a chronic ...
Alexis J. Ormeño-Julca +4 more
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Mid-line destructive syndrome secondary to infectionby paracoccidioides sp. A case report
Iatreia, 2022 Midline destructive disease is a group of severe and destructive inflammatory and tumor diseases of the midface area, among which paracoccidioidomycosis is one of the main etiologies in tropical countries.
Barrera-Escobar, Sebastián +3 more
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Ophthalmic Paracoccidioidomycosis [PDF]
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2017 رجل يبلغ من العمر 51 عامًا، ليس لديه تاريخ طبي ملحوظ إلى جانب كونه مدخنًا مزمنًا، كان يعمل طوال حياته كمزارع في منطقة ريفية في كولومبيا (Bajo Cauca - Antioquia). قدم إلى عيادة الأمراض المعدية الخارجية مع 6 أشهر من وذمة الجفن الأيمن التدريجي، مع إفراز قيحي ولكن دون أي علامات على التهاب النسيج الخلوي حول الحجاج وحدّة بصرية طبيعية، والتي عولج بها بالعديد ...
Cataño, Juan, Salinas, Alexander
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Acute paracoccidioidomycosis with duodenal and cutaneous involvement and obstructive jaundice
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018 Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most widespread endemic mycosis in LatinAmerica. If PCM is not diagnosed and treated early and adequately, the endemic fungal infection could result in serious sequelae.
Fred Bernardes Filho +7 more
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Intestinal Paracoccidioidomycosis: Case report and systematic review
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis considered endemic and limited to Latin America with the majority of registered cases originating from Brazil.
Eduarda Renz da Cruz +8 more
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Systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with compromise of the cecal appendix in a child: case report
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2021 Paracoccidioidomycosis, the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. In children the most common clinical presentation is the juvenile or acute/subacute form, which mainly involves the lymph nodes and in a lesser proportion the gastrointestinal ...
Medalit Luna-Vilchez +4 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 OBJECTIVES Historically, the Brazilian midwestern region has had a high number of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) cases caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides lutzii.
A. F. Nery +9 more
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Biliary Paracoccidioidomycosis: An Unusual Infection Simulating Malignant Neoplasm
Annals of Hepatology, 2019 Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and is restricted to Latin America. It normally affects lungs, skin and lymph nodes. Abdominal organs are usually not involved.
Klaus Steinbrück, Reinaldo Fernandes
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Neglected Mycoses in Brazil: A Population-Based Study of Mortality and In-Hospital Mortality Over 25 Years. [PDF]
MycosesABSTRACT Objective To describe the epidemiology, associated factors, spatial distribution, and temporal trends of mortality and in‐hospital mortality related to systemic mycoses in Brazil, 2000–2024. Methods This is a nationwide ecological study combining temporal and spatial analyses using death certificates (DC; underlying and/or associated causes ...
Ferreira AF +8 more
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