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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Danitza Lukac

Overview

Paracoccidioidomycosis, also known as Lutz-Splendore-de Almeida disease, is named after Adolfo Lutz, Alfonso Splendore, and Floriano Paulo de Almeida, three physicians who first characterized the disease in Brazil in the early 20th century.[1]

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Discovery

  • Adolfo Lutz, a Brazilian physician, first discovered Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in 1908.
  • In 1912, another Brazilian physician, Luigi Splendore, described the fungus and changed its name to Zimonema brasiliense.
  • In 1930, Floriano de Almeida created the genus Paracoccidioides, noting significant differences from the Coccidioides genus.[2]

References

  1. Paracoccidioidomycosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracoccidioidomycosis. Accessed on January 12, 2016
  2. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracoccidioides_brasiliensis#cite_note-6. Accessed on January 12, 2016