Table 1.
Paracoccidoidomycosis clinical form, patient residence and Brazilian region where the infection probably occurred (or collection area in the case of environmental isolates), according to Paracoccidioides species.
| Paracoccidoides Species | Total Number | Clinical Form—n (%) | Brazilian State of Residence—n (%) | Brazilian Region of Paracoccidioides spp. Infection—n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC/Subacute | Chronic | SP | MG | PR | MA | SE | S | NE | CW | ||
| P. brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1b) | 38 | 13(34.2) | 25(65.8) | 31(81.6) | 4(10.5) | 2(5.3) | 1(2.6) | 35(92.1) | 2(5.3) | 1(2.6) | - |
| P. brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1a) | 5 | 2(40) | 3(60) | 5(100) | - | - | - | 5(100) | - | - | - |
| P. americana (PS2) | 1 | - | 1(100) | 1(100) | - | - | - | - | 1(100) | - | - |
| P. restrepiensis (PS3) | 1 | 1(100) | - | 1(100) | - | - | - | 1(100) | - | - | - |
| P. lutzii | 1 | - | 1(100) | 1(100) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(100) |
| P. brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1b) * | 4 | - | - | 4(100) | 4(100) | - | - | - | |||
SP—São Paulo State; MG—Minas Gerais State; PR—Paraná State; MA—Maranhão State; SE—Southeast; S—South; NE—Northeast; CW—Center West. (*): Environmental isolates.