Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with peripleuritis in an AIDS patient

Paracoccidioidomycosis is one of the most frequent systemic and endemic mycoses of Latin America caused by a dimorphic fungus. In AIDS patients, paracoccidioidomycosis appears as a severe and disseminated disease with a wide spectrum of clinical findings. The CD4 counts are usually less than 200 cel...

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Published inRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 47 - 50
Main Authors Corti, Marcelo, Villafañe, María F, Negroni, Ricardo, Palmieri, Omar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 2004
Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Subjects
Adult
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications
Humans
Male
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis - complications
Peripleuritis
Pleurisy - complications
Pleurisy - microbiology
Subcutaneous abscess
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Subcutaneous abscess
Paracoccidioidomycosis
AIDS
Peripleuritis
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Summary:Paracoccidioidomycosis is one of the most frequent systemic and endemic mycoses of Latin America caused by a dimorphic fungus. In AIDS patients, paracoccidioidomycosis appears as a severe and disseminated disease with a wide spectrum of clinical findings. The CD4 counts are usually less than 200 cell/mu L. We present a case of disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with peripleuritis and subcutaneous abscesses on the chest wall as initial manifestation of AIDS. In endemic countries, paracoccidioidomycosis should be included as an opportunistic infection in AIDS.
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ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652004000100010