Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses
Endemic fungal infections are responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality in certain regions of the world. The diagnosis and management remain a challenge, and the reason could be explained by the lack of disease awareness, variability of symptoms, and insidious and often overlooked clinic...
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| author | Célia Sousa Edson Marchiori Ali Youssef Tan-Lucien Mohammed Pratik Patel Klaus Irion Romulo Pasini Alexandre Mançano Arthur Souza Alessandro C. Pasqualotto Bruno Hochhegger |
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| description | Endemic fungal infections are responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality in certain regions of the world. The diagnosis and management remain a challenge, and the reason could be explained by the lack of disease awareness, variability of symptoms, and insidious and often overlooked clinical presentation. Imaging findings are nonspecific and frequently misinterpreted as other more common infectious or malignant diseases. Patient demographics and clinical and travel history are important clues that may lead to a proper diagnosis. The purpose of this paper is to review the presentation and differential diagnosis of endemic mycoses based on the most common chest imaging findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa2c18c6e24b4014aff12e2fcf5700ae2023-11-24T05:23:45ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2022-10-01811113210.3390/jof8111132Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic MycosesCélia Sousa0Edson Marchiori1Ali Youssef2Tan-Lucien Mohammed3Pratik Patel4Klaus Irion5Romulo Pasini6Alexandre Mançano7Arthur Souza8Alessandro C. Pasqualotto9Bruno Hochhegger10Radiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, 4200-319 Porto, PortugalRadiology Department, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, BrazilRadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USARadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USARadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USARadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USARadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USARadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USARadiology Department, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto 15090-000, BrazilRadiology Department, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90020-090, BrazilRadiology Department, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL 32608, USAEndemic fungal infections are responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality in certain regions of the world. The diagnosis and management remain a challenge, and the reason could be explained by the lack of disease awareness, variability of symptoms, and insidious and often overlooked clinical presentation. Imaging findings are nonspecific and frequently misinterpreted as other more common infectious or malignant diseases. Patient demographics and clinical and travel history are important clues that may lead to a proper diagnosis. The purpose of this paper is to review the presentation and differential diagnosis of endemic mycoses based on the most common chest imaging findings.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/11/1132endemic mycoseshistoplasmosiscoccidioidomycosis<i>cryptococcosis</i>blastomycosisparacoccidioidomycosis |
| spellingShingle | Célia Sousa Edson Marchiori Ali Youssef Tan-Lucien Mohammed Pratik Patel Klaus Irion Romulo Pasini Alexandre Mançano Arthur Souza Alessandro C. Pasqualotto Bruno Hochhegger Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses Journal of Fungi endemic mycoses histoplasmosis coccidioidomycosis <i>cryptococcosis</i> blastomycosis paracoccidioidomycosis |
| title | Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses |
| title_full | Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses |
| title_fullStr | Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses |
| title_short | Chest Imaging in Systemic Endemic Mycoses |
| title_sort | chest imaging in systemic endemic mycoses |
| topic | endemic mycoses histoplasmosis coccidioidomycosis <i>cryptococcosis</i> blastomycosis paracoccidioidomycosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/11/1132 |
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