Paracoccidioidomycosis manifested by sarcoidosis-like cutaneous lesions and caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1a)



Document title: Paracoccidioidomycosis manifested by sarcoidosis-like cutaneous lesions and caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1a)
Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000427583
ISSN: 0365-0596
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Ciencias Biologicas e Agrarias, Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias de Botucatu, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Nov-Dic
Volumen: 93
Number: 6
Pages: 902-904
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Molecular studies have shown more than one species of the genus Paracoccidioides to be the causal agent of paracoccidioidomycosis. Efforts have been made to correlate the identified species with epidemiological and clinical data of patients, aiming to determine the real meaning and impact of new species. Bearing this objective in mind, the authors report a clinical case of paracoccidioidomycosis, from São Paulo state, Brazil, that manifested as uncommon sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions and was caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis sensu stricto (S1a). The patient was treated with itraconazole 200mg/day for 12 months, with complete clinical remission
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Dermatología,
Parasitología,
Diagnóstico,
Paracoccidioidomicosis,
Sarcoidosis,
Diagnóstico diferencial,
Histopatología
Keyword: Dermatology,
Parasitology,
Diagnosis,
Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Sarcoidosis,
Differential diagnosis,
Histopathology
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