Identification of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in adrenal glands biopsies of two patients with paracoccidioidomycosis and adrenal insufficiency Identificação do Paracoccidioides brasiliensis nas amostras de glândulas adrenais de dois doentes com paracoccidioidomicose e insuficiência adrenal

The authors report two cases of adrenal insufficiency secondary to infiltration of the adrenal glands by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The first patient had been treated for a chronic multifocal form of paracoccidiodomycosis 11 years ago. The diagnosis of the mycosis was done simultaneous with that...

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Main Authors: Carlos Andrés Agudelo, Carolina Muñoz, Alex Ramírez, Jonhairo Gutierrez, Santiago Velez, Juan Camilo Perez, Alejandro Velez, Angela María Tobon, Angela Restrepo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652009000100008