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Delayed Relapse of Paracoccidioidomycosis in the Central Nervous System: A Case Report

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a dimorphic fungal infection endemic in Latin America. We report a patient with a history of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis who presented with relapsed disease in the central nervous system 4 years after initial treatment.
Rifat S Rahman, Leela R. L. Davies, A. Mohareb, P. M. Peçanha-Pietrobom, Nirav Patel, I. Solomon, David M. Meredith, H. Tsai, J. Guenette, Shamik Bhattacharyya, Sebastian Urday, G. Velásquez   +11 more
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Quantitative Point‐of‐Care SD Biosensor Standard G6PD Test for Assessment of G6PD Deficiency in Infectious Diseases

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, Volume 48, Issue 2, Page 440-446, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background G6PD deficiency affects about 500 million people worldwide and is prevalent in many malaria‐endemic settings. People with G6PD deficiency are at risk of hemolysis when exposed to certain medications, including 8‐aminoquinoline drugs used to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Flavia Regina Medeiros da Silva, Alexandre Gomes Vizzoni, Daniela Mendes‐de‐Almeida, Joanna Bokel, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, André Machado Siqueira, Yasmine Rangel Vieira, Simone da Costa Cruz Silva   +7 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2022
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), initially reported in 1908 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, by Adolpho Lutz, is primarily a systemic and neglected tropical mycosis that may affect individuals with certain risk factors around Latin America, especially Brazil.
Hahn, Rosane Christine, Hagen, Ferry, Mendes, Rinaldo Poncio, Burger, Eva, Nery, Andreia Ferreira, Siqueira, Nathan Pereira, Guevara, Armando, Rodrigues, Anderson Messias, Camargo, Zoilo Pires de   +8 more
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Pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report of reactivation in a patient receiving biological therapy

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic disease in Latin America that is rarely associated with immunosuppression and biological therapy. Herein, we report for the first time a case of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis reactivation after infliximab treatment.
Lúcia Carla Polaco Covre, Pâmela Mazzini Hombre, Aloísio Falqueto, Paulo Mendes Peçanha, Valéria Valim   +4 more
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Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Medicine, 2010
South American blastomycosis is a systemic micosis caused by infection with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The most frequently affected sites are the lower lip buccal mucous membrane, palate, tongue, sublingual region, lymph glands, and lungs.
Eduar A. Bravo, Arturo J. Zegarra, Alejandro Piscoya, José L. Pinto, Raúl E. de los Rios, Ricardo A. Prochazka, Jorge L. Huerta-Mercado, Nancy L. Mayo, Martin Tagle   +8 more
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COVID-19 and acute juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis coinfection

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
A 19-year-old male patient was admitted to the Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fiocruz, on 10 March 2020 complaining of an 8-month history of progressive weight loss; multiple cervical, axillary, and inguinal lymph node ...
P. M. de Macedo, D. Freitas, A. Varón, C. Lamas, Livia Cristina Fonseca Ferreira, A. D. Freitas, M. T. Ferreira, E. Nunes, M. Siqueira, V. Veloso, A. C. D. do Valle   +10 more
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Demystifying fungal systematics: A gateway to fungal literacy and societal/ecological relevance through familiar species

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 499-515, March 2026.
Fungal systematics can feel overwhelming given the vast species diversity within this kingdom, with numerous subgroups at every taxonomic rank. This often creates a disconnect between the undertsnidng of fungal taxonomic diversity and their societal relevance.
Anna Vaiana, Francis Martin, Rasmus Kjøller, Toby Spribille, Garima Singh   +4 more
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Thinking in paracoccidioidomycosis: a delayed diagnosis of a neglected tropical disease, case report and review of clinical reports and eco-epidemiologic data from Colombia since the 2000

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Paracoccidioidomycosis is a neglected tropical disease, endemic in several countries of South America including Colombia. We report a case of a patient with Chronic Multifocal Paracoccidioidomycosis with long-standing symptoms and a delayed ...
Deving Arias Ramos, John Alexander Alzate, Ángela María Giraldo Montoya, Yessica Andrea Trujillo, Leidy Yurany Arias Ramos   +4 more
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Melanin as a Virulence Factor in Different Species of Genus Paracoccidioides

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a granulomatous systemic mycosis caused by the thermo-dimorphic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides. Melanin production by fungi can affect their pathogenesis and virulence.
Elúzia C. P. Emidio, Martha E. Urán J., Leandro B. R. Silva, Lucas S. Dias, Mariana Doprado, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Carlos Pelleschi Taborda   +6 more
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Clinical Use of S53P4 Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Bone Defects and Infected Bone: A Systematic Review of the Quality of Clinical Outcomes and A Grade Assessment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 15, Issue 5, 2 February 2026.
Bioactive glass (BAG) S53P4 is a synthetic bone substitute. Clinically it has been used in the treatment of benign bone tumor surgery, in spine surgery, in trauma surgery, in frontal sinus surgery, in diabetic foot osteomyelitis surgery, in mastoid surgery, in oral and maxillofacial surgery in more than 4000 patients, with excellent clinical long‐term ...
Sebastian CE Lindfors, Chris JJ Arts, Nina C Lindfors   +2 more
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