Zarifa Khoury

TL;DR: The present guidelines aims to update the first Brazilian consensus on paracoccidioidomycosis by providing evidence-based recommendations for bedside patient management and emphasis on clinical, microbiological, and serological diagnosis and management of clinical forms and sequelae, as well as in patients with comorbidities and immunosuppression.

TL;DR: Este consenso visa atualizar o primeiro consenSO brasileiro em PCM, estabelecendo recomendacoes para o manejo clinico do paciente, com base nas evidencias conhecidas.

TL;DR: These cases provide some insight into the natural history of this mycosis, the extent of the host exposure to the fungus, and the determination of its incubation period.

TL;DR: Although the authors observed a low prevalence of CT infection among women with HIV, younger age was associated with a high risk of infection, and it may be appropriate to include screening for CT as part of the routine care for this population.

TL;DR: Several factors that may have caused this uncommon development were discussed: the disturbance of cell-mediated immunity, mainly in realse of IL 8 and TNF, the simultaneous use of medicines that could alter the CSF concentration of antituberculous drugs, and the increasing number of multiresistant strains.