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Chronic pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Since 1942, when paracoccidioidomycosis was first identified in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, paracoccidioidal pulmonary lesions became a great concern to physicians. The present study focuses on 53 patients diagnosed over a seven-year period who presented paracoccidioidal lesions circumscribed to the lungs. These patients presented clinical and radiological features that simulated several pulmonary infectious and non-infectious conditions. Four unusual cases are briefly discussed. A sequence of laboratorial tests should be established for the diagnosis of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis.

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dos Santos, J.W.A., Severo, L.C., da Silva Porto, N. et al. Chronic pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Mycopathologia 145, 63–67 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007075524924

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