Paracoccidioidomycosis in organ transplant recipient: case report Paracoccidioidomicose em transplante de órgão: relato de caso

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a common disease in Latin America but it is rare in organ transplant recipient patients. We report on a case of such mycosis in a renal transplant recipient. The patient presented with a large lung cavity on the left lower lobe, a rare radiological presentation of paracocci...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Alexandre Prehn Zavascki, João Carlos Bienardt, Luiz Carlos Severo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2004
Subjects:
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Organ transplant
Radiography
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652004000500009
https://doaj.org/article/8692928abfde4839941e26432b56c3d9
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Summary:Paracoccidioidomycosis is a common disease in Latin America but it is rare in organ transplant recipient patients. We report on a case of such mycosis in a renal transplant recipient. The patient presented with a large lung cavity on the left lower lobe, a rare radiological presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis. Unusual clinical and radiological manifestations of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection can occur in immunocompromised patients. Paracoccidioidomicose é doença comum na América Latina mas é rara em pacientes transplantados. Relatamos um caso desta micose em um receptor de transplante renal. O paciente apresentou grande cavidade no lobo inferior esquerdo do pulmão, uma rara apresentação radiológica da paracoccidioidomicose. Manifestações clínicas e radiológicas inusitadas da infecção por Paracoccidioides brasiliensis podem ocorrer em pacientes imunocomprometidos.

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