PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

Authors

  • Heliana Freitas de Oliveira GÓES Universidade Federal Fluminense; Dermatology Department
  • Sandra Maria Barbosa DURÃES Universidade Federal Fluminense; Dermatology Department
  • Caren dos Santos LIMA Universidade Federal Fluminense; Dermatology Department
  • Mariana Boechat de SOUZA Universidade Federal Fluminense; Dermatology Department
  • Enoi Aparecida Guedes VILAR Universidade Federal Fluminense; Pathology Department
  • Marcos Olivier DALSTON Universidade Federal Fluminense; Infectology Department

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most common endemic mycosis in Latin America. The etiological agents, which comprise two species, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii, are thermodimorphic fungi that usually affect previously healthy adults. They primarily involve the lungs and then disseminate to other organs. Such mycosis is rare in organ transplant recipients; there have been only three cases reported in literature, until now. We report a case of PCM in a renal transplant recipient with an unusual dermatological presentation.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 58 (2016)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

GÓES, H. F. de O., DURÃES, S. M. B., LIMA, C. dos S., SOUZA, M. B. de, VILAR, E. A. G., & DALSTON, M. O. (2016). PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 58, e12-. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/113168