Paracoccidioimycosis and white individuals: Susceptibility and biogeographic aspects in an important endemic area in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Luciana Bonome Zeminian de Oliveira (Author), Amanda Manoel Della Coletta (Author), Taiane Priscila Gardizani (Author), Ligia Vizeu Barrozo (Author), Hélio Amante Miot (Author), Julio De Faveri (Author), Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a neglected mycosis most commonly occurring in Latin America. The etiologic agents are thermo dimorphic fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides, and cause an important granulomatous response in affected tissues. The Botucatu Medical School, from São Paulo State Universit...