Paracoccidioidomycosis: the dimension of the problem of a neglected disease.
نویسنده
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Epidemiology, Clinical, and Therapeutic Aspects of Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis, or PCM, was described by Adolfo Lutz 105 years ago. Since then the disease has taken a prominent position among the systemic fungal infections because it mainly affects individuals in the most productive years of their lives in various countries of Latin America. In Brazil, the disease is considered endemic in some regions. However, it is still a neglected disease. With ...
متن کاملThe prediction of Quality of Life Dimensions on Stress coping Strategies in patients with Cancer
Background & aim: The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between stress coping styles and quality of life (QOL) among patients with breast cancer. Methods:This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 50 patients with breast cancer, selected via convenience sampling in Kerman, Iran. To collect data Stress Coping Strategy Scale (Moss and Billings, 1982) and t...
متن کاملIs Melioidosis a One Health-Neglected Disease in Iran?
According to the several scientific resources, Iran is considered to be among the melioidosis-endemic regions of the world; this is in stark contrast to the domestic stance in Iran, where the risk of melioidosis is speculated only as an emerging infectious disease in a non-endemic area. Recently, we have had devastating flash floods in the most provinces of Iran; the changing of soil structure ...
متن کاملبررسی اپیدمیولوژی لیشمانیوز جلدی در شهرستان خاتم، استان یزد، سال 92 - 1383
Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the world’s neglected diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological pattern of disease in Khatam, Yazd Provincea ten-year period. Materials and Methods: This research is a descriptive study. Data were collected from patients with a diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis in health centers were under treatment...
متن کاملTick-Borne Relapsing Fever, a Neglected Cause of Fever in Fars Province
Tick-borne relapsing fever is an endemic disease in some parts of Iran. Borellia persica, the most common cause of this disease in Iran, has a wide geographic distribution and is present in Alborz and Zagros mountain chains.Here we report a 16–year-old male patient who presented with two episodes of fever within 15 days. He had a history of few overnight stays in a cave of mountainous area in F...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 43 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010