Histoplasmosis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: a 21-year experience

Of 156 cases of histoplasmosis observed in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), during a 21-year period (1978-1999) 137 were included in this study. Sixty-seven per cent of the patients had hematogeneous disseminated histoplasmosis, 24% had a self-limited syndrome (acute pulmonary histoplasmosis...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos SEVERO, Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA, Klaus IRION, Nelson da Silva PORTO, Alberto Thomaz LONDERO
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2001
Subjects:
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasma capsulatum
HIV infection
Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7ee4282e2ab54367958038e255ed8eb4
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Summary:Of 156 cases of histoplasmosis observed in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), during a 21-year period (1978-1999) 137 were included in this study. Sixty-seven per cent of the patients had hematogeneous disseminated histoplasmosis, 24% had a self-limited syndrome (acute pulmonary histoplasmosis, histoplasmoma or primary pulmonary lymph node complex), and 9 per cent had chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis. Clinical, mycological, and epidemiological data were reviewed and commented.

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