Current status of imaging diagnosis of musculoskeletal involvement in tropical diseases

Chagas disease: a tropical infection of interest to the radiologist

“…Even for paracoccidioidomycosis, the volume of radiological publications has been considered insufficient, given the importance of the disease. In a recent editorial, Rodrigues ( 8) , referring to the lack of studies on the imaging aspects of paracoccidioidomycosis, pointed out that this "void" in the literature is largely our fault (i.e., that of researchers working in Brazil), because Brazil is the country where the disease is most common. The author also underscored the importance of studies on these types of diseases, which are typical and endemic in our country, for improving the understanding of their characteristics, thus increasing the accuracy of their diagnosis, as well as the appropriateness of the treatments instituted.…”