PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most common endemic mycosis in Latin America. The etiological agents, which comprise two species, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii, are thermodimorphic fungi that usually affect previously healthy adults. They primarily involve the lungs and then disseminate to other organs. Such mycosis is rare in organ transplant recipients; there have been only three cases reported in literature, until now. We report a case of PCM in a renal transplant recipient with an unusual dermatological presentation.

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Main Authors: GÓES,Heliana Freitas de Oliveira, DURÃES,Sandra Maria Barbosa, LIMA,Caren dos Santos, SOUZA,Mariana Boechat de, VILAR,Enoi Aparecida Guedes, DALSTON,Marcos Olivier
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000400
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