PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo
Heliana Freitas de Oliveira GóesMarcos Olivier Dalston

Abstract

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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Jul 15, 2016·Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo·Flávia Fonseca FernandesAlfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana
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