Paracoccidioidomicosis: clínica, epidemiología y tratamiento

• Main Authors: Dawaher Jesús, Colella María Teresa, Roselló Arantza, Pérez Celina, Olaizola Carolina, Newman Willy, Landaeta María Eugenia, Rangel Luisana, Mata Essayag Sofía.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2012
• Subjects: paracoccidioidomicosis; micosis endémica; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis; endemic mycosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/dd631004d9a24d99b11cb9aed41d8575

Abstract: Objective: to characterize from the clinical, epidemiological and treatment viewpoints, patients diagnosed with paracoccidioidomycosis and evaluated in the outpatient clinic of the Medical Mycology Section, at the IMT-UCV and from other hospitals in the greater Caracas area, whose samples were processed in this section between 2001-2011. Methods: descriptive study of records, taking into account the histories of patients diagnosed with paracoccidioidomicosis. Results: the male:female ratio obtained was 6.5:1; only 29.16% of the patients had agricultural occupations. The most common symptoms were cough (50%) and weight loss (45.06%), and the most common signs were oropharyngeal lesions (53.6%) and adenopathy (27.2%). Concomitantly, 7.65% had HIV/AIDS infection, 5.61% tuberculosis and 6.63% histoplasmosis. In terms of diagnosis, the direct exam was positive in 87.5% of cases, the culture in 62.90% and serology in 88.46%. Overall mortality was 4.11%. Discussion: paracoccidioidomycosis is a disease that can occur in immuno- competent and immunocompromised patients; currently, it tends to appear more frequently in patients with AIDS. The number of cases among female patients has increased. Research about the place of birth, the origin and the occupation of the patient is important when considering the diagnosis; this should be taken into consideration in an endemic country like Venezuela. Its diagnosis is relatively easy in the hands of trained personnel. Resumen: Objetivo: caracterizar desde el punto de vista clínico, epidemiológico y de tratamiento, los pacientes con diagnóstico de paracoccidioidomicosis evaluados en la Consulta Externa de la Sección de Micología Médica del IMT-UCV y procedentes de otros hospitales del área de la Gran Caracas, cuyas muestras fueron procesadas en dicha Sección, entre los años 2001-2011. Métodos: estudio descriptivo de registros, donde se tomaron en cuenta las historias de los pacientes con diagnóstico de paracoccidioidomicosis. Resultados: la relación hombre:mujer obtenida ...