Paracoccidioidomycosis mortality in Brazil (1980-1995) Mortalidade por paracoccidioidomicose no Brasil (1980-1995)

• Main Authors: Ziadir Francisco Coutinho (Author), Delson da Silva (Author), Márcia Lazéra (Author), Valéria Petri (Author), Rosely Magalhães de Oliveira (Author), Paulo C. Sabroza (Author), Bodo Wanke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study analyzes 3,181 deaths from paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil, based on 16 years of sequential data (from 1980 to 1995). During this period paracoccidioidomycosis showed considerable magnitude and low visibility, representing the eighth most common cause of death from predominantly chronic...