"Paracoccidioidomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma. Superficial resemblance of P. brasiliensis to Blastomyces brasiliensis (BLASTOMYCES) may cause misdiagnosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010229
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Paracoccidioidomycosis- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Paracoccidioidomycoses
- Blastomyces brasiliensis Infection
- Blastomyces brasiliensis Infections
- Infection, Blastomyces brasiliensis
- Infections, Blastomyces brasiliensis
- Paracoccidioidal Granuloma
- Granuloma, Paracoccidioidal
- Granulomas, Paracoccidioidal
- Paracoccidioidal Granulomas
- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infection
- Infection, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- Infections, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infections
- Blastomycosis, South American
- South American Blastomycosis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paracoccidioidomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Epidemiological aspects of travel-related systemic endemic mycoses: a GeoSentinel analysis, 1997-2017. J Travel Med. 2018 08 01; 25(1).
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Beneficial effects of a low-protein diet on host resistance to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in mice. Nutrition. 2009 Sep; 25(9):954-63.
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Dietary supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid, but not with eicosapentaenoic acid, reduces host resistance to fungal infection in mice. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2003 Aug 22; 1622(3):151-60.
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Effect of timing of food deprivation on host resistance to fungal infection in mice. Br J Nutr. 2002 Aug; 88(2):151-8.