Abstract Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic systemic mycosis caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex and P. lutzii. It is a rare disease in non-HIV-induced immunosuppressed individuals. In organ transplant recipients, it is more frequently associated with immunosuppression after kidney transpla...
Abstract We describe the first report of a patient with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis associated with disseminated and recurrent paracoccidioidomycosis. The investigation demonstrated that the patient had a mannose receptor deficiency, which would explain the patient's susceptibility to chronic infec...
ABSTRACT Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis considered endemic and limited to Latin America with the majority of registered cases originating from Brazil. The purpose of this paper was to report a case of a female patient with paracoccidioidomycosis mimicking inflammatory bowel dis...
ABSTRACT Purpose: In-house Paracoccidioides spp. antigens are commonly used in the serological diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). The sensitivity and specificity of a commercial Paracoccidioides spp. antigen was assessed for PCM serological testing. Method: Counterimmunoelectrophoresis and doub...
Abstract Paracoccidoiomycosis is a systemic mycosis with a higher incidence in males with history of exposure to the rural environment; its classic clinical manifestation is an oro-pulmonary lesion. The authors report a case of a female, urban, 76-year-old patient with atypical clinical-dermatological pr...
La Leishmaniasis es un grupo de enfermedades transmitidas por vectores y causada por la Leishmania, un parásito intracelular, que se presenta de preferencia en regiones tropicales y subtropicales. Se manifiesta mediante un amplio rango de formas clínicas como la cutánea, mucocutánea, y visceral, depe...
Leishmaniasis Mucocutánea/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Mucocutánea/parasitología,
Leishmania/aislamiento & purificación,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Paracoccidioidomicosis/diagnóstico,
Histoplasmosis/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de la Boca/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de la Boca/parasitología,
Mucosa Bucal/parasitología
La paracoccidioidomicosis es una micosis sistemática, endémica de amplias regiones de América Latina, causada por un hongo termodimorfo, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Afecta de manera predominante a individuos de mediana edad y sexo masculino, en particular aquellos que cumplen tareas rurales. la inf...
Abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that occurs in immunocompetent patients and are classified into two forms: the acute-subacute form, predominantly in young patients, and the chronic adult form that may present classic ulcerated lesions to rare sarcoid ones. We present the case of a ...
Antifúngicos/uso terapéutico,
Glucocorticoides/efectos adversos,
Itraconazol/uso terapéutico,
Paracoccidioidomicosis/diagnóstico,
Paracoccidioidomicosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Paracoccidioidomicosis/etiología,
Paracoccidioidomicosis/patología,
Prednisona/efectos adversos,
Sarcoidosis/diagnóstico,
Sarcoidosis/patología,
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