"Paracoccidioidomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma. Superficial resemblance of P. brasiliensis to Blastomyces brasiliensis (BLASTOMYCES) may cause misdiagnosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010229
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.703.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Paracoccidioidomycosis- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Paracoccidioidomycoses
- Blastomyces brasiliensis Infection
- Blastomyces brasiliensis Infections
- Infection, Blastomyces brasiliensis
- Infections, Blastomyces brasiliensis
- Paracoccidioidal Granuloma
- Granuloma, Paracoccidioidal
- Granulomas, Paracoccidioidal
- Paracoccidioidal Granulomas
- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infection
- Infection, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- Infections, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infections
- Blastomycosis, South American
- South American Blastomycosis
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paracoccidioidomycosis" by people in Profiles.
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Genomic diversity of the human pathogen Paracoccidioides across the South American continent. Fungal Genet Biol. 2020 07; 140:103395.
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Balloon-assisted clipping of a large paraclinoidal aneurysm: a salvage procedure. Neurosurgery. 2009 Dec; 65(6):E1210-1; discussion E1211.
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Evidence for positive selection in putative virulence factors within the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis species complex. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008 Sep 17; 2(9):e296.