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Artigos • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 32 (1) • Feb 1999 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821999000100006   copy

Paracoccidioidomycosis in children in Belém, Pará State, Brazil

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During the period from January/85 to July/96, 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis were observed in a hospital in Belém, PA. Thirteen of these cases were children between 3 and 13 years of age, with a predominance of females (8:5). All patients presented the disseminated subacute form of the mycosis. The high prevalence of the mycosis in children in endemic areas of the Amazon region is discussed.

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in childhood; Juvenil type PCM; Subacute PCM

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