Zigomicose nasofacial no Estado do Pará: registro de dois casos / Nasofacial zygomycosis in the state of Pará: the registration of 2 cases
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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30(4): 329-331, jul.-ago. 1997. ilus
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in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-464366
RESUMO
São descritos dois casos de zigomicose nasofacial, procedentes de Belém, PA. O achado indica não ser tão rara, como se poderia supor, pela falta de registros, a ocorrência dessa micose na Região Norte do Brasil. Em ambos os pacientes, o tratamento pelo cetoconazol determinou involução rápida das manifestações clínicas, principalmente a obstrução nasal. Com o presente relato, sobe para cinco o número de casos da infecção referidos até agora do Estado do Pará.
ABSTRACT
Two new cases of nasofacial zygomycosis from the state of Pará, Brazil, are reported. Both cases were treated with ketoconazole and the response to the drug was considered to be good; the patients improved rapidly and the nasal obstruction was the first manifestation to disappear. As five cases have been described in recent years from the state of Pará, this form of zygomycosis can no longer be considered as a rare disease in northern Brazil.
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Main subject:
Nose Diseases
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Facial Dermatoses
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Fungi
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Mucormycosis
Limits:
Adult
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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:
Ministério da Saúde/BR
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