Abstract
Objective: Evaluate the occurrence of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from reports recorded at Pathology Laboratory from Samuel Libânio Hospital since 1996 to 2010. Describe the epidemiological profile of patients with positive histological sections for P. brasiliensis. Methodology: The analysis reports recorded at Pathology Laboratory from Samuel Libânio Hospital (HCSL) were evaluated for the laboratory diagnosis of P. brasiliensis met during the period of 15 years. After this step through the Medical Service and Statistics HCSL patient charts were raised. Results: During the study period were evaluated 56 337 reports, of which 72 reports were positive for P. brasiliensis, of these 38 patients were followed. In terms of age the majority of patients were between 50 and 59 years (28.95%), prevalence of males, 29 (76.3%), 28 patients were smokers (73.68%), and 21 were alcoholic (55.26 %) and mucosal lesions (36.84%) were the most prevalent. Of patients urbanites 100 % worked in the same region. Of rural residents 66.7% worked in rural areas and 33.3% in urban areas (p = 0.0000273). Conclusion: Signs of infection by P. brasiliensis most frequently began to focus from the third decade of life in hypertensive male patients, smokers and drinkers who live and work in urban areas.