Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview

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Autor(a) principal: Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
Data de Publicação: 2005
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000200002
Resumo: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an infectious disease, endemic to subtropical areas of Central and South America, caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is a chronic disease, mostly affecting adult males, with a mean patient age of 44 years. Central nervous system involvement (CNS PCM) has been found in 13% of the patients with systemic disease. We reviewed the clinical presentation, diagnosis techniques and treatments for CNS PCM.
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title Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
spellingShingle Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
Paracoccidioidomycosis
neuroparacoccidioidomycosis
cerebrospinal fluid
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
title_short Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
title_full Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
title_fullStr Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
title_full_unstemmed Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
title_sort Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: an overview
author Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
author_facet Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Almeida,Sérgio Monteiro de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Paracoccidioidomycosis
neuroparacoccidioidomycosis
cerebrospinal fluid
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
topic Paracoccidioidomycosis
neuroparacoccidioidomycosis
cerebrospinal fluid
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
description Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an infectious disease, endemic to subtropical areas of Central and South America, caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is a chronic disease, mostly affecting adult males, with a mean patient age of 44 years. Central nervous system involvement (CNS PCM) has been found in 13% of the patients with systemic disease. We reviewed the clinical presentation, diagnosis techniques and treatments for CNS PCM.
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