The
100th birthday of the first published case of paracoccidioidomycosis
will be celebrated during the X International Congress. This
will be the occasion to render a tribute to those who described
it for the first time and strived to gain pertinent knowledge
in the following years. The Congress will also pay homage to
those physicians and scientists who recorded and analyzed the
first cases of histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis, entities
that were originally discovered in Latin America.
The
historical accounts will be followed by an in-depth analysis
of the progress accomplished since the IX International Congress
on Paracoccidioidomycosis held in Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil in
2005. Top speakers and researchers have been selected to present
lectures and conduct sessions dealing with the most significant
aspects of several endemic fungal diseases and their etiologic
agents, with emphasis on paracoccidioidomycosis. Graduate students
and young researchers will add novel insights to poster sessions
and oral presentations, which can indicate paths to follow in
the near future.
The
various sessions devoted to clinical matters should allow medical
personnel to become acquainted with the clinical characteristics
of the endemic mycoses, and especially of paracoccidioidomycosis.
These entities may exhibit different presentations and can be
confused with other infectious and neoplastic disorders. Clinical
aspects and the proper treatment patterns will be reviewed.
Furthermore, this will be opportunity to learn about new research
paths in clinical and diagnostic methods and to observe research
trends in antimycotic therapy and new fungal targets, which
will have an impact on the medical care of patients with these
pathologies.
Finally,
the X International Congress on Paracoccocidioidomycosis will
give scientists interested in the endemic mycoses an opportunity
to share and discuss their knowledge and doubts with colleagues
and friends in an environment conducive to future advances, set
in the mountainous scenario of Medellín, Colombia.
Who
Should Attend
The
members of the Organizing Committee consider that professionals
and students from the areas mentioned below would greatly profit
from the new knowledge and the contacts facilitated during the
event:
