Important aspects of oral paracoccidioid
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de Abreu e Silva, Mariana Àlvares; Salum, Fernanda Gonçalves; Figueiredo, Maria
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Article
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2012
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Paracoccidioidomycosis is a deep mycosis endemic to Latin America, with considerable morbidity and mortality. It is caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which affects, among other organs in the human body, the oral cavity. Fungus virulence and immunocompetence of the host de