Paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil: 25‐Year Nationwide Trends in Mortality, Hospitalisations and In‐Hospital Deaths of a Neglected Systemic Mycosis

Puntos clave

• The aim is to analyze the trends in mortality, hospitalizations, and in-hospital deaths associated with paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil over 25 years.
• Analyzed national rates of mortality and hospitalizations over 25 years.
• Identified trends in specific endemic territories.
• Assessed the impact on socially vulnerable populations.
• Mortality rates showed a decline nationally over the 25-year period.
• Hospitalizations remained concentrated in endemic territories.
• Socially vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected.