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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2017

Paracoccidioidomycosis: level of pulmonary sequelae in high resolution computed tomography images from patients of two endemic regions of Brazil.

Diana Rodrigues de Pina, Matheus Alvarez, Guilherme Giacomini, Ana Luiza Menegatti Pavan, Carlos Ivan Andrade Guedes, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes, Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago

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Article in Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Diana Rodrigues de PinaDepartment of Tropical Diseases and Diagnostic Imaging, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Matheus AlvarezDepartment of Physics and Biophysics, Biosciences Institute of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Guilherme GiacominiDepartment of Physics and Biophysics, Biosciences Institute of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Luiza Menegatti PavanDepartment of Physics and Biophysics, Biosciences Institute of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Carlos Ivan Andrade GuedesDepartment of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Ricardo de Souza CavalcanteDepartment of Tropical Diseases and Diagnostic Imaging, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rinaldo Poncio MendesDepartment of Tropical Diseases and Diagnostic Imaging, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Anamaria Mello Miranda PaniagoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BRUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of the present study was to evaluate differences in lung damage in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in two endemic regions of Brazil (Botucatu, SP, in the southeastern region and Campo Grande, MS, in the west central region).

methodsThe study sought to objectively quantify fibrosis and emphysema treated patients using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) that was performed according to an established and validated computational method. The analysis was based on clinical data that were associated with objective quantifications of pulmonary sequelae. We performed a retrospective analysis of HRCT exams from 32 successfully treated patients with the chronic form of PCM. The two groups had similar characteristics with regard to age, symptom duration, smoking history, and titers on a diagnostic serologic test.

resultsThe statistical analysis revealed more severe cases and a higher percentage of emphysema in the Campo Grande group. The mean percentages of emphysema were 40.2% and 13.6% in the Campo Grande and Botucatu groups, respectively. The percentage of fibrosis was significantly higher in the Botucatu group (11.3%) than in the Campo Grande group (2.3%).

conclusionsThe present results may reflect differences in cryptic species of

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Cryptic speciesemphysemafibrosisparacoccidioidomycosis (PCM)quantificationtissue

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PMID28811998
PMCPMC5537134
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