PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

Course overview

PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS (PCM) IS A SYSTEMIC FUNGAL INFECTION CAUSED BY A DIMORPHIC FUNGUS, ENDEMIC IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. THE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CAUSED BY THIS INFECTION ARE STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH A PATIENT'S SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND EVALUATION OF PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.