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Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with peripleuritis in an AIDS patient

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2004
Paracoccidioidomycosis is one of the most frequent systemic and endemic mycoses of Latin America caused by a dimorphic fungus. In AIDS patients, paracoccidioidomycosis appears as a severe and disseminated disease with a wide spectrum of clinical findings.
Marcelo Corti   +3 more
doaj  

A semi-nested PCR assay for molecular detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in tissue samples Semi-nested PCR para a detecção molecular de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis em amostras de tecido

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. METHODS: In this study, a semi-nested PCR for paracoccidioidomycosis diagnosis was developed. The primers ITS1 and ITS4 were used in the first reaction,
Andrea Cristine Koishi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Galectin-3 Inhibits Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Growth and Impacts Paracoccidioidomycosis through Multiple Mechanisms

open access: yesMsphere, 2019
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. Although the immune mechanisms to control PCM are still not fully understood, several events of the host innate and adaptive immunity are crucial to determine the ...
Otavio Hatanaka   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Paracoccidioidomycosis of the Central Nervous System: CT and MR Imaging Findings

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Neuroradiology, 2019
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection mainly caused by the thermodimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides. The purpose of our study was to demonstrate the neuroimaging findings from 24 patients with CNS paracoccidioidomycosis ...
M. R. Júnior   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of Aspergillus spp. Isolates According to Temporal–Spatial, Sociodemographic, and Clinical Variables—Microsatellite Typing of Clinical and Environmental Samples of Aspergillus fumigatus in a University Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesMycoses, Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Typing Aspergillus species is crucial for understanding the sources of infection in hospital environments. Objectives This study analysed clinical and air samples as well as their relationship with the clinical forms of aspergillosis.
Claudia de Abreu Fonseca   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The most common otorhinolaryngologic manifestations of granulomatous diseases

open access: yesInternational Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2008
Introduction: Granulomatous diseases result from immunopathologic processes in which there is a failure in the fagocitosis of intracellular organisms.
Heshiki, Rosana Emiko   +5 more
doaj  

Herpes simplex Virus Pneumonitis in an Acute/Subacute Paracoccidioidomycosis Patient With Malabsorption Syndrome. Case-Report and Literature Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Fungal Biology, 2022
Paracoccidioides sp.—Herpes simplex virus (HSV) co-infection was not reported until now and malabsorption syndrome is a rare complication of the acute/subacute form (AF) of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), characterized by life-threatening abnormalities ...
Ricardo S. Cavalcante   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infrared Spectroscopy as a Promising Tool for Diagnosing and Typing Human Pathogenic Fungi

open access: yesMycoses, Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Fungal infections are increasingly recognised as a global health challenge, responsible for millions of cases annually and substantial mortality, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Yet, the diagnosis of these infections remains notoriously difficult, often delayed by slow culture‐based methods or hindered by the high cost and ...
Anthony G. J. Medeiros   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paracoccidioidomycosis after eyebrow micropigmentation: Unusual reactivation or a new form of transmission by cutaneous inoculation?

open access: yesMedical Mycology Case Reports
We report a case of unusual paracoccidioidomycosis reactivation after eyebrow micropigmentation in a Brazilian patient. The cutaneous lesion was the only clinical manifestation. Direct cutaneous inoculation in dermal tissues with Paracoccidioides sp.
Vítor Falcão de Oliveira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antifungal activity of two oxadiazole compounds for the paracoccidioidomycosis treatment

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a neglected disease present in Latin America with difficulty in treatment and occurrence of serious sequelae. Thus, the development of alternative therapies is imperative.
Franciele Abigail Vilugron Rodrigues-Vendramini   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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