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Paracoccidioidomycosis disease (Lutz-Splendore-Almeida) - clinical manifestations

Alexandre Vasconcellos, Alvim Ambrósio, Camila Cristiane Silva Camelo, Carolina Venâncio Barbosa, Fernanda Gomes Tomazatti, Flávia Araújo de Souza Brazões, Juliana Márcia Veloso, Gregório Victor Rodrigues, Lucas Fonseca Rodrigues, Pedro Igor Daldegan de Oliveira, Raíza Almeida Aguiar, Valdirene Silva Siqueira (+5 others)
2014 Revista Médica de Minas Gerais  

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Paracoccidioidomycosis has polymorphic clinical features with lesions located in the skin and mucous membranes, as well as involvement of various organs and systems, as is potentially capable of causing death and serious sequelae. It should be included in the differential diagnosis of granulomatous diseases in endemic areas, including Brazil, so that it is recognized early, for more convenient treatment as to prevent progression with sequelae or premature death. A paracoccidioidomicose possui
more » ... ínica polimórfica, com manifestações localizadas em pele e mucosas até comprometimento de vários órgãos e sistemas, potencialmente capaz de provocar sequelas graves e morte. Deve ser incluída no diagnóstico diferencial das doenças granulomatosas, em áreas endêmicas, como ocorre no Brasil, para que seja reconhecida com precocidade, tratada convenientemente e evitada sua evolução para sequelas e morte prematura.
doi:10.5935/2238-3182.20140019 fatcat:qbb4xetiifd6hciun2ujofotsq
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Alexandre Vasconcellos, Alvim Ambrósio, Camila Cristiane Silva Camelo, Carolina Venâncio Barbosa, Fernanda Gomes Tomazatti, Flávia Araújo de Souza Brazões, Juliana Márcia Veloso, Gregório Victor Rodrigues, Lucas Fonseca Rodrigues, Pedro Igor Daldegan de Oliveira, Raíza Almeida Aguiar, Valdirene Silva Siqueira, Victor Bastos Jardim, Victoria Almeida Correa Gontijo, Samuel Gonçalves da Cruz, Weverton César Siqueira, Enio Roberto Pietra Pedroso. "Paracoccidioidomycosis disease (Lutz-Splendore-Almeida) - clinical manifestations." Revista Médica de Minas Gerais 24.1 (2014)