An unusual case of paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil Um caso incomum de paracoccidioidomicose no Brasil

This paper reports an unusual case of paracoccidioidomycosis with ulcerations in the head and nose in a Brazilian man. For diagnosis, direct microscopic examination of ulcer secretion and skin samples treated with potassium hydroxide was performed. The isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis occu...

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Main Authors: Danielle Patrícia Cerqueira Macêdo, Rejane Pereira Neves, Oliane Maria Correia Magalhães, Armando Marsden Lacerda Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000100017