Clinical and epidemiological features of paracoccidioidomycosis due to Paracoccidioides lutzii.

• Main Authors: Rosane Christine Hahn (Author), Anderson Messias Rodrigues (Author), Paula Portella Della Terra (Author), Andréia Ferreira Nery (Author), Hugo Dias Hoffmann-Santos (Author), Hellen Meira Góis (Author), Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes (Author), Zoilo Pires de Camargo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The fungus Paracoccidioides lutzii was recently included as a new causative species of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and most cases have been reported from Brazil. According to available epidemiological information, P. lutzii is concentrated in the Middle-West region in...