Criptococose não associada à AIDS no Rio Grande do sul: relato de oito casos e revisão da literatura sul-RioGrandense / Cryptococcosis not related to AIDS in Rio Grande do Sul: a report of 8 cases and a review of the literature
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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30(5): 369-372, set.-out. 1997. tab
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in Portuguese
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RESUMO
Relatam-se oito casos de criptococose não associada à AIDS diagnosticados em Santa Maria, RS, no período 1961-1995. É revisada a literatura sul-riograndense sobre a micose e comentada a prevalência da infecção pela var. neoformans em pacientes sem doença predisponente nas regiões subtropicais.
ABSTRACT
We report eight cases of cryptococcosis in non-AIDS patients diagnosed in Santa Maria, RS, during 1961-1995. A review of the literature is performed and the prevalence of the infection caused by var neoformans in patients without underlying disease in subtropical regions is commented.
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Main subject:
Cryptococcosis
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/BR
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