Paracoccidioidomicose (doença de Lutz-Splendore-Almeida): etiologia, epidemiologia e patogênese

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a polymorphic systemic granulomatous mycosis determined by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii and constitutes one of the 10 leading causes of morbidity and mortality by the parasitic diseases endemic in Brazil. The need for updates on the etiology, epidemiology, and pathogenesis is a for routinely including this disease in the differential diagnosis of current medical practice, recognizing it early and treating it properly, so as to avoid progression with sequelae and death.