Paracoccidioidomycosis. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Marcello Franco [and others].
• Other Names: Franco, Marcello, 1940-
• Contents: Historical evolution of the knowledge on paracoccidioidomycosis and its etiologic agent, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis / Carlos S. Lacaz -- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: morphology; evolutionary cycle; maintenance during saprophytic life; biology, virulence, taxonomy / Carlos S. Lacaz -- Paracoccidioides brasiliensis ultrastructural findings / Flavio Queiroz-Telles -- Biochemistry of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis dimorphism / Gioconda San-Blas and Felipe San-Blas -- Immunochemistry of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis antigens / Luiz R. Travassos -- Experimental paracoccidioidomycosis / Kunie I.R. Coelho [and others] -- Epidemiology and paracoccidioidomycosis infection / Bodo Wanke and Alberto T. Londero -- Ecology of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis / Angela Restrepo-Moreno -- Pathology / Mario R. Montenegro and Marcello Franco -- Immunogenetics in paracoccidioidomycosis / Vera L.G. Galich [and others] -- Cell-mediated immunity in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis / Chloe C. Musatti [and others] -- Humoral immunity / Zoilo P. Camargo and Luz E. Cano R. -- Pathogenesis / Ricardo Negroni. (cont) Interaction of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis with host defense cells / Elmer Brummer -- General clinical aspects: polar forms of paracoccidioidomycosis, the disease in childhood / Gildo Del Negro [and others] -- Gamut of clinical manifestations / Rinaldo P. Mendes -- Cutaneous lesions / Silvio A. Marques -- Oropharyngolaryngeal lesions / Lamartine J. Paiva and Carlos S. Lacaz -- Pulmonary lesions: clinical and functional aspects / Octavio R. Ratto and Jose E. Afonso -- Roentgenographic patterns of chest lesions. The use of computerized tomography in paracoccidioidomycosis / Alvaro E.A. Magalhaes and Ricardo Guerrini -- Digestive tract lesions / Roberto Martinez -- Adrenocortical involvement / Mauro Tendrich [and others] -- Lymph node involvement / Antar Padiha-Goncalves -- Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis / Jose P.S. Nobrega and Antonio Spina-Franca Netto -- Bone and joint lesions / Rinaldo P. Mendes -- Mycological diagnosis / Carlos S. Lacaz -- Serodiagnosis / Maria J.S. Mendes-Giannini, Gilda B. Del Negro and Antonio M. Siqueira. (cont) Other laboratory tests: hematologic and biochemical changes / Roberto Martinez -- Treatment and control of cure / Rinaldo P. Mendes, Ricardo Negroni and Alicia Arechavala -- Paracoccidioidomycosis associated with immunosuppression, AIDS and cancer / Silvio A. Marques and Maria A. Shikanai-Yasuda.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (438 pages)
• Subjects: 616.9/69; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Aufsatzsammlung; Kokzidioidomykose; Paracoccidioides; Paracoccidioidomycosis
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351092227; 1351092227
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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