Disease or Syndrome
paracoccidioidomycosis
[ par-uh-kok-sid-ee-oi-doh-mahy-koh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Mycoses
Also called:
South American Blastomycosis
Definitions related to paracoccidioidomycosis:
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A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused most often by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A systemic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis that is most often seen in immunocompromised patients. It affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, lungs and bones.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A systemic fungal infection that is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, lungs and bones, and which is most often seen in immunocompromised patients.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Paracoccidioidomycosis is progressive mycosis of the lungs, skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Symptoms are skin ulcers, adenitis, and pain due to abdominal organ involvement. Diagnosis is clinical and microscopic, confirmed by culture. Treatment is with azoles (eg,...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Paracoccidioidomycosis, formerly known as South American blastomycosis and Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease, is a fungal infection endemic to South and Central America, most notably Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela (see the image below). (See Epidemiology.WebMD, 2019
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