Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba

The type of pulmonary histoplasmosis presents limited lesions to the lungs, with symptoms that are clinically and radiological similar to chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. This paper describes the clinical features of four cases of pulmonary histoplasmosis. Aspects of diagnostic and clinical, epidemio...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner, Karla Mayra Pinto e Carvalho Rezende, Simone Birman, Chelna Paolichi Ferro Elias, Emília Ângela Loschiavo Arisawa, Maria Angela Barguil Digigov Vilella Santos
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f0379287ce53407b9bb235eb74357e79 2023-05-15T15:09:46+02:00 Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner Karla Mayra Pinto e Carvalho Rezende Simone Birman Chelna Paolichi Ferro Elias Emília Ângela Loschiavo Arisawa Maria Angela Barguil Digigov Vilella Santos 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822010000500028 https://doaj.org/article/f0379287ce53407b9bb235eb74357e79 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000500028 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86822010000500028 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/f0379287ce53407b9bb235eb74357e79 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 43, Iss 5, Pp 599-601 (2010) Histoplasmose Epidemiologia Doenças fúngicas pulmonares Histoplasmosis Epidemiology Pulmonary fungal disease Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2010 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822010000500028 2022-12-31T02:46:51Z The type of pulmonary histoplasmosis presents limited lesions to the lungs, with symptoms that are clinically and radiological similar to chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. This paper describes the clinical features of four cases of pulmonary histoplasmosis. Aspects of diagnostic and clinical, epidemiological, laboratorial and imaging exams are discussed, in addition to the clinical status of the individuals five years after disease onset. The treatment of choice was oral medication, following which all the patients improved. It is important to understand the clinical status and the difficulties concerning the differential diagnosis of histoplasmosis, to assist the proper indication of cases, thus reducing potential confusion with other diseases. A histoplasmose do tipo pulmonar apresenta lesões limitadas aos pulmões, cujos sintomas são clínica e radiologicamente similares à tuberculose pulmonar crônica. Esse trabalho descreve as características clínicas de quatro casos de histoplasmose. Os aspectos do diagnósticos clínicos, epidemiológicos, laboratoriais e exames de imagem são relacionados, além da situação clínica dos indivíduos, 5 após o início da doença. O tratamento de escolha foi atravésde medicação oral, aonde todos os pacientes evoluíram bem. É importante conhecer o quadro clínico e da dificuldade em diagnosticar a histoplasmose para ajudar a conduzir as boas indicações dos casos, reduzindo assim o malentendido com outras entidades patológicas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 43 5 599 601
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topic Histoplasmose
Epidemiologia
Doenças fúngicas pulmonares
Histoplasmosis
Epidemiology
Pulmonary fungal disease
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
spellingShingle Histoplasmose
Epidemiologia
Doenças fúngicas pulmonares
Histoplasmosis
Epidemiology
Pulmonary fungal disease
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner
Karla Mayra Pinto e Carvalho Rezende
Simone Birman
Chelna Paolichi Ferro Elias
Emília Ângela Loschiavo Arisawa
Maria Angela Barguil Digigov Vilella Santos
Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba
topic_facet Histoplasmose
Epidemiologia
Doenças fúngicas pulmonares
Histoplasmosis
Epidemiology
Pulmonary fungal disease
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description The type of pulmonary histoplasmosis presents limited lesions to the lungs, with symptoms that are clinically and radiological similar to chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. This paper describes the clinical features of four cases of pulmonary histoplasmosis. Aspects of diagnostic and clinical, epidemiological, laboratorial and imaging exams are discussed, in addition to the clinical status of the individuals five years after disease onset. The treatment of choice was oral medication, following which all the patients improved. It is important to understand the clinical status and the difficulties concerning the differential diagnosis of histoplasmosis, to assist the proper indication of cases, thus reducing potential confusion with other diseases. A histoplasmose do tipo pulmonar apresenta lesões limitadas aos pulmões, cujos sintomas são clínica e radiologicamente similares à tuberculose pulmonar crônica. Esse trabalho descreve as características clínicas de quatro casos de histoplasmose. Os aspectos do diagnósticos clínicos, epidemiológicos, laboratoriais e exames de imagem são relacionados, além da situação clínica dos indivíduos, 5 após o início da doença. O tratamento de escolha foi atravésde medicação oral, aonde todos os pacientes evoluíram bem. É importante conhecer o quadro clínico e da dificuldade em diagnosticar a histoplasmose para ajudar a conduzir as boas indicações dos casos, reduzindo assim o malentendido com outras entidades patológicas.
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author Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner
Karla Mayra Pinto e Carvalho Rezende
Simone Birman
Chelna Paolichi Ferro Elias
Emília Ângela Loschiavo Arisawa
Maria Angela Barguil Digigov Vilella Santos
author_facet Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner
Karla Mayra Pinto e Carvalho Rezende
Simone Birman
Chelna Paolichi Ferro Elias
Emília Ângela Loschiavo Arisawa
Maria Angela Barguil Digigov Vilella Santos
author_sort Maria Stella Amorim da Costa Zöllner
title Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba
title_short Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba
title_full Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba
title_fullStr Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the Paraíba Paulista Valley region Características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do Vale do Paraíba
title_sort clinical and evolutionary characteristics of four patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis reported in the paraíba paulista valley region características clínicas evolutivas de quatro pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar encontrado na região do vale do paraíba
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