Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America

Autores
Laniado-Laborín, Rafael; Arathoon, Eduardo G; Canteros, Cristina; Muñiz-Salazar, Raquel; Rendon, Adrián
Año de publicación
2019
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Fil: Canteros, Cristina. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Servicio Micosis Profundas; Argentina.
Fil: Muñiz-Salazar, Raquel. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud; México.
Fil: Rendon, Adrián. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Hospital Universitario de Monterrey; México.
Fil: Arathoon, Eduardo G. Hospital General San Juan de Dios. Asociación de Salud Integral; Guatemala.
Fil: Laniado-Laborín, Rafael. Universdad Autónoma de Baja California. Facultad de Medicina y Psicología; México.
Coccidioidomycosis is a highly prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America and has been reported (human and zoonotic cases) in México, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The incidence of coccidioidomycosis in Latin America is unknown due to lack of clinical awareness and limited access to laboratory diagnosis. Coccidioidomycosis is as prevalent in Mexico as in the endemic regions of the United States. The number of cases reported in Brazil and Argentina has progressively increased during the last decade, including areas that were not considered as endemic. Genetic studies have shown that the prevalent species in Latin America is Coccidioides posadasii. Coccidioides immitis has been reported sporadically in indigenous cases from Mexico and Colombia. Coccidioidomycosis and tuberculosis share some risk factors such as immunosuppression and residing in areas endemic for these conditions, so their coexistence in the same patient is not uncommon in Latin America. In most regions, clinical diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis is based on direct sputum examination and histopathology results from biopsies or autopsies. This would explain why primary coccidioidomycosis is rarely diagnosed, and most cases published are about chronic pulmonary or disseminated disease.
Materia
Coccidioides
Coccidioidomicosis
Enfermedades Endémicas
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
none
Repositorio
Sistema de Gestión del Conocimiento ANLIS MALBRÁN
Institución
Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán"
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
title Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
spellingShingle Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
Laniado-Laborín, Rafael
Coccidioides
Coccidioidomicosis
Enfermedades Endémicas
title_short Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
title_full Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
title_fullStr Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
title_sort Coccidioidomycosis in Latin America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Laniado-Laborín, Rafael
Arathoon, Eduardo G
Canteros, Cristina
Muñiz-Salazar, Raquel
Rendon, Adrián
author Laniado-Laborín, Rafael
author_facet Laniado-Laborín, Rafael
Arathoon, Eduardo G
Canteros, Cristina
Muñiz-Salazar, Raquel
Rendon, Adrián
author_role author
author2 Arathoon, Eduardo G
Canteros, Cristina
Muñiz-Salazar, Raquel
Rendon, Adrián
author2_role author
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Coccidioides
Coccidioidomicosis
Enfermedades Endémicas
topic Coccidioides
Coccidioidomicosis
Enfermedades Endémicas
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Fil: Canteros, Cristina. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas. Servicio Micosis Profundas; Argentina.
Fil: Muñiz-Salazar, Raquel. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud; México.
Fil: Rendon, Adrián. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Hospital Universitario de Monterrey; México.
Fil: Arathoon, Eduardo G. Hospital General San Juan de Dios. Asociación de Salud Integral; Guatemala.
Fil: Laniado-Laborín, Rafael. Universdad Autónoma de Baja California. Facultad de Medicina y Psicología; México.
Coccidioidomycosis is a highly prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America and has been reported (human and zoonotic cases) in México, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The incidence of coccidioidomycosis in Latin America is unknown due to lack of clinical awareness and limited access to laboratory diagnosis. Coccidioidomycosis is as prevalent in Mexico as in the endemic regions of the United States. The number of cases reported in Brazil and Argentina has progressively increased during the last decade, including areas that were not considered as endemic. Genetic studies have shown that the prevalent species in Latin America is Coccidioides posadasii. Coccidioides immitis has been reported sporadically in indigenous cases from Mexico and Colombia. Coccidioidomycosis and tuberculosis share some risk factors such as immunosuppression and residing in areas endemic for these conditions, so their coexistence in the same patient is not uncommon in Latin America. In most regions, clinical diagnosis of coccidioidomycosis is based on direct sputum examination and histopathology results from biopsies or autopsies. This would explain why primary coccidioidomycosis is rarely diagnosed, and most cases published are about chronic pulmonary or disseminated disease.
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