Septicemia caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Lutz, 1908) as the cause of death of an aids patient from Santos, São Paulo State, Brazil – a nonendemic area Septicemia por Paracoccidioides brasilienses (Lutz, 1908) como causa de morte em paciente com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida (SIDA), procedente de área não endêmica, Santos, SP, Brasil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Marcos Montani Caseiro, Arnaldo Etzel, Maria Cecilia B. Soares, Sergio Olavo Pinto da Costa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2005
• Subjects: Paracoccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Aids; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Sida
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652005000400006; https://doaj.org/article/975d7c11aa544471a5af4048188e4a04

The first case of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Santos (Brazil) leading to septicemia and death of an HIV-positive patient is reported here. The patient was a 34-year-old female that presented essential fever and was only diagnosed after death by positive blood culture. The authors underscore the...