Sistemic mycosis associated to tuberculosis in Bolivar state, Venezuela
The frequency and clinical characteristics of endemic systemic mycosis associated with tuberculosis were determined in Bolívar State. Clinical case records with confirmed diagnoses of systemic mycosis and tuberculosis were reviewed for a 5-year period. Seven cases of systemic mycoses endemic to the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e018b734f3fc487582872f713bba8083 2023-10-01T03:54:05+02:00 Sistemic mycosis associated to tuberculosis in Bolivar state, Venezuela Julmery Cermeño Julman Cermeño 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/e018b734f3fc487582872f713bba8083 EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4821 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/e018b734f3fc487582872f713bba8083 Kasmera, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 39-44 (2008) Histoplasmosis paracoccidioidomicosis micosis sistémicas tuberculosis Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2008 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:48:13Z The frequency and clinical characteristics of endemic systemic mycosis associated with tuberculosis were determined in Bolívar State. Clinical case records with confirmed diagnoses of systemic mycosis and tuberculosis were reviewed for a 5-year period. Seven cases of systemic mycoses endemic to the region were detected: Paracoccidioidomycosis and Histoplasmosis, associated with tuberculosis. All patients came from Bolivar state; only one was feminine and no one was seropositive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. All presented pulmonary compromise, mostly symptomatic, accompanied by weight loss (6 of 7). In all cases, alterations appeared on the radiological study of the thorax, mainly diffuse bilateral alveolar compromise. In 6 of the 7 patients, acid-resistant bacilli were observed in sputum samples. The mycosis most frequently associated with tuberculosis was Paracoccidioidomycosis (6 of 7); the other associated mycosis was Histoplasmosis (1 of 7). All patients received antimycotic and 4-drug anti-tuberculosis treatments and all of them improved. The association of endemic systemic mycosis with tuberculosis is not unusual in Bolivar state and therefore, the association of these infections should be systematically investigated. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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The frequency and clinical characteristics of endemic systemic mycosis associated with tuberculosis were determined in Bolívar State. Clinical case records with confirmed diagnoses of systemic mycosis and tuberculosis were reviewed for a 5-year period. Seven cases of systemic mycoses endemic to the region were detected: Paracoccidioidomycosis and Histoplasmosis, associated with tuberculosis. All patients came from Bolivar state; only one was feminine and no one was seropositive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. All presented pulmonary compromise, mostly symptomatic, accompanied by weight loss (6 of 7). In all cases, alterations appeared on the radiological study of the thorax, mainly diffuse bilateral alveolar compromise. In 6 of the 7 patients, acid-resistant bacilli were observed in sputum samples. The mycosis most frequently associated with tuberculosis was Paracoccidioidomycosis (6 of 7); the other associated mycosis was Histoplasmosis (1 of 7). All patients received antimycotic and 4-drug anti-tuberculosis treatments and all of them improved. The association of endemic systemic mycosis with tuberculosis is not unusual in Bolivar state and therefore, the association of these infections should be systematically investigated. |
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Sistemic mycosis associated to tuberculosis in Bolivar state, Venezuela |
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Sistemic mycosis associated to tuberculosis in Bolivar state, Venezuela |
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