Acute paracoccidioidomycosis with duodenal and cutaneous involvement and obstructive jaundice

Acute paracoccidioidomycosis with duodenal and cutaneous involvement and obstructive jaundice

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most widespread endemic mycosis in LatinAmerica. If PCM is not diagnosed and treated early and adequately, the endemic fungal infection could result in serious sequelae. We report a case of PCM with duodenal and cutaneous involvement simulating cholangitis that wa...

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Main Authors: Fred Bernardes Filho, Isabela Sgarbi, Santos Flávia da Silva Domingos, Rafael Cruz Rios Sampaio, Rodolfo Mendes Queiroz, Sílvia Nunes Szente Fonseca, Roderick James Hay, Loan Towersey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300058
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Summary:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most widespread endemic mycosis in LatinAmerica. If PCM is not diagnosed and treated early and adequately, the endemic fungal infection could result in serious sequelae. We report a case of PCM with duodenal and cutaneous involvement simulating cholangitis that was initially misdiagnosed as a lymphoproliferative disease. Clinicians should consider acute paracoccidioidomycosis in the differential diagnosis of jaundice and/or signs/symptoms of cholangitis developing in young patients from paracoccidioidomycosis endemic regions. Keywords: Paracoccidioidomycosis, Paracoccidioides, Cholangitis
ISSN:2211-7539

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