title: [Evaluation of cytopathologic exam for diagnosis of oral chronic paracoccidioidomycosis].
abstract: With the aim of evaluating exfoliative cytology for the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis oral lesions, eight patients that presented the disease were studied. The presence of fungi was demonstrated in all these cases. It was concluded that the oral exfoliative cytology exam can be effectively used in the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis and contribute to the therapeutic control of oral forms of this mycosis.
authors.affiliation: Disciplina de Patologia Bucal, Universidade de Uberaba, Uberaba, MG, Brasil. marcelo.sivieri@uniube.br
authors.forename: Marcelo Sivieri
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Suzana C O M
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Dalmo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Correia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling