Occurrence of 102 cases of paracoccidioidomycosis in 18 months in the Itaipu Lake region, Western Paraná.
BACKGROUND
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.
Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil. alexandreloth@hotmail.com
Eduardo Alexandre
EA
Loth
Solange Venturinide
SV
Castro
Joseane Rodrigues da
JR
Silva
Rinaldo Ferreira
RF
Gandra
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D060106:Lakes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D055815:Young Adult