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Title: Brazilian guidelines for the clinical management of paracoccidioidomycosis
Authors: SHIKANAI-YASUDA, Maria AparecidaMENDES, Rinaldo PoncioCOLOMBO, Arnaldo LopesTELLES, Flavio de QueirozKONO, AdrianaPANIAGO, Anamaria Mello MirandaNATHAN, AndreVALLE, Antonio Carlos Francisconi doBAGAGLI, EduardoBENARD, GilFERREIRA, Marcelo SimaoTEIXEIRA, Marcus de MeloVERGARA, Mario Leon SilvaPEREIRA, Ricardo MendesCAVALCANTE, Ricardo de SouzaHAHN, RosaneDURLACHER, Rui RafaelKHOURY, ZarifaCAMARGO, Zoilo Pires deMORETTI, Maria LuizaMARTINEZ, 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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