Mortality due to systemic mycoses as a primary cause of death or in association with AIDS in Brazil: a review from 1996 to 2006 [PDF]
, 2009 Deaths caused by systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis and zygomycosis amounted to 3,583 between 1996-2006 in Brazil. When analysed as the underlying cause of death,
LAURENTI, Ruy +4 more
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Negative immunodiffusion test results obtained with sera of paracoccidioidomycosis patients may be related to low-avidity immunoglobulin G2 antibodies directed against carbohydrate epitopes [PDF]
, 2003 Immunodiffusion (ID) is the serologic test most frequently used for the diagnosis and posttherapy follow-up of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM).
Blotta, Maria Heloisa SL +4 more
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Lung cysts in chronic paracoccidioidomycosis
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2013 On HRCT scans, lung cysts are characterized by rounded areas of low attenuation in the lung parenchyma and a well-defined interface with the normal adjacent lung.
Andre Nathan Costa +6 more
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Paracoccidioidomicose: uma causa rara de encefalomielopatia infecciosa [PDF]
, 2014 Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Neurologia e NeurocirurgiaUNIFESP, Depto.
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PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS TREATMENT [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2015 SUMMARYConsidered to be an emerging endemic mycosis in Latin America, paracoccidioidomycosis is characterized by a chronic course and involvement of multiple organs in immunocompromised hosts. Infection sequelae are mainly related to pulmonary and adrenal insufficiency.
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Immunolocalization of IFN-gamma in the lesions of resistant and susceptible mice to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection [PDF]
, 2011 The important role of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in protective immunity in mycosis is well established, except for its participation in fungal granulomas. Herein, we employ immunohistochemical reactions to describe the in situ localization of IFN-gamma
Albe, Bernardo Paulo +7 more
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Impact of paracoccin gene silencing on Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Virulence [PDF]
, 2017 Among the endemic deep mycoses in Latin America, paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by thermodimorphic fungi of the Paracoccidioides genus, is a major cause of morbidity.
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Experimental infections with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis obtained from armadillos: comparison to clinical isolates [PDF]
, 2008 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis causes paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) that is one of the most prevalent systemic human mycoses in Latin America. Armadillos show a high incidence of PCM infection and could, therefore, be a natural reservoir for this fungus ...
BAGAGLI, Eduardo +4 more
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Serology of paracoccidioidomycosis [PDF]
, 2008 This review provides the background for understanding the role of a battery of diagnostic methods in paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). This systemic mycosis is a disease endemic in many regions of Latin America, with sporadic cases also occurring throughout ...
Camargo, Zoilo Pires de
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Tracheoesophageal fistula associated with paracoccidioidomicosis
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2011 Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal disease caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, agent geographically distributed to certain areas of Central and South America. The infection by P.
Antonio Carlos Nogueira +10 more
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