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- Title
Paracoccidioidomicosis en el Centro Dermatológico Pascua.
- Authors
Padilla Desgarennes, María del Carmen; Aguilar, Pedro Lavalle; Franco, Gisela Navarrete; Alonzo-Romero, Lourdes Espinosa
- Abstract
Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a chronic or subacute granulomatous mycosis. It is caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and although it can affect any organ, the most commonly affected are: lung, oral mucosa, nasal mucosa, skin, lymph nodes, suprarenal glands and central nervous system. Objective: To report epidemiological and clinical characteristics of cases assisted at the Centro Dermatologico Pascua. Material and methods: We made a retrospective transversal study at the Centro Dermatologico Pascua, from 1956 to 2006. Results: During 50 years (1956 to 2006), we studied a total of 43,251 first time patients, of whom 12 (0.03%), all men, had clinical diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis. Conclusions: In most cases, the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis was delayed largely due to low awareness that first contact physician have of this condition, leading to misdiagnosis. It is necessary to deepen the knowledge of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of this fungal infection, to better study and treat our patients.
- Subjects
PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; MYCOSES; GRANULOMA; PARACOCCIDIOIDES brasiliensis; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Dermatología Revista Mexicana, 2009, Vol 53, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
0185-4038
- Publication type
Article