Abstract:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a infection caused by the thermodimorphic fungus
Paracoccidioides
spp. (P.
lutzii
and, mainly,
P. brasiliensis
). This infection predominantly affects rural male workers aged between 30 and 50 years old who deal with soil on daily activities. Clinically, the disease is classified as acute/subacute phase, which evolves rapidly, secondary to dissemination of the fungus through to the phagocytic-mononuclear system… Show more
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