"Paracoccidioidomycosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma. Superficial resemblance of P. brasiliensis to Blastomyces brasiliensis (BLASTOMYCES) may cause misdiagnosis.
| Descriptor ID |
D010229
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.600 C01.703.295.600 C01.703.700 C17.800.838.208.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Paracoccidioidomycosis- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Paracoccidioidomycoses
- Blastomycosis, South American
- South American Blastomycosis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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