Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná
oleh: Eduardo Alexandre Loth, Solange Venturini de Castro, Joseane Rodrigues da Silva, Rinaldo Ferreira Gandra
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| Diterbitkan: | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-10-01 |
Deskripsi
INTRODUCTION: The study investigated the incidence of disease and death events among patients with paracoccidioidomycosis who were residents in the Itaipu Lake region from 2008 to 2009. METHODS: A review of patient records was conducted at the Department of Tuberculosis of the Epidemiology Center of the City of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná. RESULTS: The results identified 102 new cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in the period described, 72 men and 30 women, and 15 deaths were recorded during the study. CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that the Itaipu Lake region is an endemic region.