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 dissem...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Heliana Freitas de Oliveira GÓES, Sandra Maria Barbosa DURÃES, Caren dos Santos LIMA, Mariana Boechat de SOUZA, Enoi Aparecida Guedes VILAR, Marcos Olivier DALSTON
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2016
Subjects:
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioides
Kidney transplantation
Immunosuppression
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201658012
https://doaj.org/article/d36382432b0c4e9280f4618f4e19b762
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Summary: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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