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Title: | Brazilian guidelines for the clinical management of paracoccidioidomycosis |
Authors: | SHIKANAI-YASUDA, Maria Aparecida; MENDES, Rinaldo Poncio; COLOMBO, Arnaldo Lopes; TELLES, Flavio de Queiroz; KONO, Adriana; PANIAGO, Anamaria Mello Miranda; NATHAN, Andre; VALLE, Antonio Carlos Francisconi do; BAGAGLI, Eduardo; BENARD, Gil; FERREIRA, Marcelo Simao; TEIXEIRA, Marcus de Melo; VERGARA, Mario Leon Silva; PEREIRA, Ricardo Mendes; CAVALCANTE, Ricardo de Souza; HAHN, Rosane; DURLACHER, Rui Rafael; KHOURY, Zarifa; CAMARGO, Zoilo Pires de; MORETTI, Maria Luiza; MARTINEZ, Roberto |
Citation: | EPIDEMIOLOGIA E SERVICOS DE SAUDE, v.27, Special Issue, article ID UNSP e0500001, 34p, 2018 |
Abstract: | Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal disease associated with agricultural activities. Its incidence and prevalence are underestimated because of the lack of reporting in several Brazilian states. If paracoccidiodomycosis is not diagnosed and treated early and adequately, endemic fungal infection may result in serious sequelae. In addition to the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis) complex, the appearance of a new species, Paracoccidioides lutzii (P. lutzii), in Rondonia state, where the disease has reached epidemic levels, and in the country's Midwest region and Para state, are challenges to diagnosis and to the urgent availability of antigens that are reactive with patients' sera. These guidelines aim to update the first Brazilian consensus on paracoccidioidomycosis by providing evidence-based recommendations for bedside patient management. The guidelines provide data on etiology, epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and sequelae, with emphasis on diagnosis and treatment, as well as current recommendations and challenges in this field of knowledge. |
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