Paracoccidioidomycosis and pregnancy: A 40-year single-center cohort study in the endemic area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Lorena Macedo Pestana Benko (Author), Mariana Evangelista de Souza Vieira da Silva (Author), Eduardo Mastrangelo Marinho Falcão (Author), Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas (Author), Guilherme Amaral Calvet (Author), Marcos de Abreu Almeida (Author), Rodrigo Almeida-Paes (Author), Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira (Author), Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle (Author), Priscila Marques de Macedo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The occurrence of acute paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in urban areas of the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, has emerged in recent years. Therefore, young populations, including pregnant women, are at a higher risk of infection. Furthermore, young women undergoing itraconazole treatment for PCM have inc...