Paracoccidioidomycosis: description of two cases autochthonous in Ceará.

Paracoccidioidomycosis in the state of Maranhão, Brazil: geographical and clinical aspects.

INTRODUCTION The study aimed to show the situation of paracoccidioidomycosis in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. METHODS This study is a descriptive case series developed in two stages. First, a survey of cases originating from the state of Maranhão at the Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portela, Piauí (IDTNP) from 1997 to 2007, and second, the clinical description of 29 cases diagnosed in...

International issues: meningoencephalitis due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

F. Francesconi, MD A.C. Francesconi do Valle, MD, PhD M.T.T. Silva, MD, PhD R.L.B. Costa, MD, MSc E. Carregal, MD S. Talhari, MD, PhD Neurologic manifestations of paracoccidioidomycosis are uncommon. Generally, these are characterized by headache, seizures, or focal neurologic deficits due to a focal brain lesion. We describe a patient with subacute meningoencephalitis, CSF evidence of paracocc...

Paracoccidioidomicose de localização genital externa: relato de seis novos casos e revisão da literatura

BACKGROUND: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis of dermatological interest due to the frequency of cutaneous and mucosal lesions. The involvement of the external genitalia is extremely rare and few cases have been reported. OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of external genitalia lesions in paracoccidioidomycosis patients, identify clinical characteristics and compare with what is obse...

Paracoccidioidomycosis in patients infected with and not infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a case-control study.

Epidemiologic and clinical data for 53 patients with paracoccidioidomycosis and co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (cases) were compared with those for 106 patients with endemic paracoccidioidomycosis (controls). The prevalence of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis co-infection was estimated in 1.4% in cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Patients co-infected with HIV...

Paracoccidioidomycosis: Advances and Unmet Needs 100 Years after Its Initial Description by Lutz