Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil
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Resumo: | Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis with a variable clinical presentation. Misdiagnosis of coccidioidomycosis as bacterial pneumopathy leads to inappropriate prescription of antibiotics and delayed diagnosis. This report describes an outbreak among armadillo hunters in northeastern Brazil in which an initial diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia was later confirmed as coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides posadasii. Thus, this mycosis should be considered as an alternative diagnosis in patients reporting symptoms of pneumonia, even if these symptoms are only presented for a short period, who are from areas considered endemic for this disease. |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, BrazilPneumoniaCoccidioidesCoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis with a variable clinical presentation. Misdiagnosis of coccidioidomycosis as bacterial pneumopathy leads to inappropriate prescription of antibiotics and delayed diagnosis. This report describes an outbreak among armadillo hunters in northeastern Brazil in which an initial diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia was later confirmed as coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides posadasii. Thus, this mycosis should be considered as an alternative diagnosis in patients reporting symptoms of pneumonia, even if these symptoms are only presented for a short period, who are from areas considered endemic for this disease.Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2013-07-05T15:43:50Z2013-07-05T15:43:50Z2012-09info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfBRILHANTE, R. S. N. B. et al. Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 107, n. 6, p. 813-815, set. 2012.0074-0276http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/5260Brillhante, Raimunda Sâmia NogueiraMoreira Filho, Renato EvandoRocha, Marcos Fábio GadelhaCastelo-Branco, Débora de Souza Collares MaiaFechine, Maria Auxiliadora BezerraLima, Rita Amanda Chaves dePicanço, Yuri Vieira CunhaCordeiro, Rossana de AguiarCamargo, Zoilo Pires deQueiroz, José Ajax NogueiraAraujo, Roberto Wagner Bezerra deMesquita, Jacó Ricarte Lima deSidrim, José Júlio Costaporreponame:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2019-01-21T11:11:59Zoai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/5260Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://www.repositorio.ufc.br/ri-oai/requestbu@ufc.br || repositorio@ufc.bropendoar:2019-01-21T11:11:59Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil Brillhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Pneumonia Coccidioides |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil |
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Brillhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira |
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Brillhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Moreira Filho, Renato Evando Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Castelo-Branco, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Fechine, Maria Auxiliadora Bezerra Lima, Rita Amanda Chaves de Picanço, Yuri Vieira Cunha Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar Camargo, Zoilo Pires de Queiroz, José Ajax Nogueira Araujo, Roberto Wagner Bezerra de Mesquita, Jacó Ricarte Lima de Sidrim, José Júlio Costa |
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author |
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Moreira Filho, Renato Evando Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Castelo-Branco, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Fechine, Maria Auxiliadora Bezerra Lima, Rita Amanda Chaves de Picanço, Yuri Vieira Cunha Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar Camargo, Zoilo Pires de Queiroz, José Ajax Nogueira Araujo, Roberto Wagner Bezerra de Mesquita, Jacó Ricarte Lima de Sidrim, José Júlio Costa |
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Brillhante, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Moreira Filho, Renato Evando Rocha, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Castelo-Branco, Débora de Souza Collares Maia Fechine, Maria Auxiliadora Bezerra Lima, Rita Amanda Chaves de Picanço, Yuri Vieira Cunha Cordeiro, Rossana de Aguiar Camargo, Zoilo Pires de Queiroz, José Ajax Nogueira Araujo, Roberto Wagner Bezerra de Mesquita, Jacó Ricarte Lima de Sidrim, José Júlio Costa |
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Pneumonia Coccidioides |
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Pneumonia Coccidioides |
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Coccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis with a variable clinical presentation. Misdiagnosis of coccidioidomycosis as bacterial pneumopathy leads to inappropriate prescription of antibiotics and delayed diagnosis. This report describes an outbreak among armadillo hunters in northeastern Brazil in which an initial diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia was later confirmed as coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides posadasii. Thus, this mycosis should be considered as an alternative diagnosis in patients reporting symptoms of pneumonia, even if these symptoms are only presented for a short period, who are from areas considered endemic for this disease. |
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2012 |
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BRILHANTE, R. S. N. B. et al. Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 107, n. 6, p. 813-815, set. 2012. 0074-0276 http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/5260 |
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BRILHANTE, R. S. N. B. et al. Coccidioidomycosis in armadillo hunters from the state of Ceará, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 107, n. 6, p. 813-815, set. 2012. 0074-0276 |
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