Lung cysts in chronic paracoccidioidomycosis
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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Impact of paracoccin gene silencing on Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Virulence [PDF]
Among the endemic deep mycoses in Latin America, paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by thermodimorphic fungi of the Paracoccidioides genus, is a major cause of morbidity.
Alegre +44 more
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Ophthalmic Paracoccidioidomycosis [PDF]
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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Negative immunodiffusion test results obtained with sera of paracoccidioidomycosis patients may be related to low-avidity immunoglobulin G2 antibodies directed against carbohydrate epitopes [PDF]
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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Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a fungal infection typically found in Latin American countries, especially in Brazil. The identification of this disease is based on techniques that may fail sometimes. Intending to improve PCM detection in patient samples,
E. O. Lima +12 more
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Experimental infections with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis obtained from armadillos: comparison to clinical isolates [PDF]
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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Tracheoesophageal fistula associated with paracoccidioidomicosis
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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Antigenemia in paracoccidioidomycosis [PDF]
Severe forms of paracoccidioidomycosis (Pcm) are accompanied by intense immunological involvement characterized by depression of the cell-mediated immune response and by high levels of antibodies in serum with no protective function. These changes can be reversed by antifungal treatment.
G Freitas-da-Silva +1 more
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Detection of gp43 of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method [PDF]
Paracoccichoidomycosis is a deep mycosis Caused by the thermo-dependent dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and is prevalent in Latin American countries. We detected the species specific gp43 gene of P. brasiliensis by loop-mediated isothermal
Endo, S. +9 more
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Canine paracoccidioidomycosis [PDF]
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a severe disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which is characterized by granulomatous pulmonary and systemic lesions, affecting mainly men between 20 and 60 years of age. Reports of PCM disease in animals are rare, but the disease has been described in armadillos.
G, Ricci +5 more
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