Severe disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal disease with a highly variable distribution, endemic to Central and South America with the highest prevalence in Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia. The chronic presentation of the disease is commonly observed in adult men and they manifest with pulmonary and mucocutaneous lesions. We report a fatal case of disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis in a 68-year-old immunocompetent man, with pulmonary, skin, mucosal, and cerebral involvement. Mucocutaneous lesions were decisive for the etiological diagnosis.
Authors
- Tiago Vieira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5679-5189)
- V. Leite
- Ezequias Batista Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-0408)
- Hirley Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8689-5313)
- Luciana Pantaleão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7480-2530)
- K. R. O. M. Ronchini
- Inês Pires da Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-8906)
- Natalia CZ Da Silva
- Laura C Ferreira
- Priyadharshini Alva M.
- Maria Vitoria M
- Remberto MC Vilte
Institutions
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dermatology Online Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5070/d330664692
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71