LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Coccidioidomycosis in a reference center in Northeast Brazil: clinical/epidemiological profile and most common radiological findings

Morais, José Leonardo da Silveira; Borges, Maria Clara Machado; Cavalcante, Letícia Maria Mota Braga; Motoyama, Paula Vitória Pereira; Libório, Mariana Pitombeira; Távora, Lara Gurgel Fernandes.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 53 (), 2020

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Coccidioidomycosis, a disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii, is endemic in arid climatic regions in Northeast Brazil. Its prevalence is higher among young adult males living in rural areas. Existing literature about this disease in Ceará, a Northeast B...

Brasil/epidemiología, Coccidioides, Coccidioidomicosis/diagnóstico por imagen, Coccidioidomicosis/tratamiento farmacológico, Fluconazol, Itraconazol

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Derrame pleural por micosis endémica en un paciente de 8 años: reporte de un caso

Coccidioides is a fungus that is frequently found in dry places of sparse storms, with warm temperatures during most of the year. Two species are known to infect the human being: C. immitis and C. posadasii.It is endemic in northern Mexico, southern United States, as well as in some regions of Central Am...