1988
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1988.tb00925.x
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Abstract: Patients with deep mycoses diagnosed in dermatologic clinics of Manaus (state of Amazonas, Brazil) were studied from November 1973 to December 1983. They came from the Brazilian states of Amazonas, Pará, Acre, and Rondônia and the Federal Territory of Roraima. All of these regions, with the exception of Pará, are situated in the western part of the Amazon Basin. The climatic conditions in this region are almost the same: tropical forest, high rainfall, and mean annual temperature of 26C. The deep mycoses diagn… Show more

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“…In the other regions, there have been only sporadic reports 14 . An epidemiological survey carried out in the county of Sidrolândia, located 60 km from Campo Grande, the capital of the Mato Grosso do Sul State, found a 9.7% rate of reactivity to histoplasmin 1 , suggesting an area of low endemicity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the other regions, there have been only sporadic reports 14 . An epidemiological survey carried out in the county of Sidrolândia, located 60 km from Campo Grande, the capital of the Mato Grosso do Sul State, found a 9.7% rate of reactivity to histoplasmin 1 , suggesting an area of low endemicity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some authors proposed 2 polar groups: hyperergic (macules and gummas) and hypoergic (keloid-like). Although internal organ involvement is rare, there is the case of a patient from Costa Rica who presented testicular involvement and secondary lymphangitis after 47 years of the disease [13].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1,3,5 The human disease appears to be endemic in Central and Western Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. [1][2][3][4][5][6]8,11,13,21 However, there have been isolated cases in the United States, 22 Canada, 16 Africa, 23 the Netherlands, 24 France 25 and Germany. 15 More than 550 human cases have been reported to date, especially in patients with a history of travel or residence in the areas of endemicity or in communities along rivers.…”
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confidence: 99%