title: Paracoccidioidomycosis of the mouth: an emerging deep mycosis.
abstract: Oral fungal infections (mycoses) have come into particular prominence since the advent of infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and recognition of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), as well as the phenomenal increase in world travel with increased exposure to infections endemic in the tropics. Paracoccidioidomycosis is a rare mycosis worldwide but common in Brazil and some other areas in Latin America. It can be life-threatening and can manifest with a spectrum of clinical presentations, including frequent oral lesions. This paper reviews the more recent information on Paracoccidioidomycosis, emphasizing those areas most relevant in dental science.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School of Piracicaba-UNICAMP, Av. Limeira 901, CEP 13.414.903-CP 52, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. oslei@fop.unicamp.br
authors.forename: Oslei Paes
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Jacks
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jorge Junior
authors.forename: Crispian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents