Sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions in chronic adult paracoccidioidomycosis: report of two cases

Authors

  • Nurimar C. Fernandes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
  • Júlia Gomes Côrtes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho
  • Tiyomi Akitti Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho; Laboratório de Micologia
  • Danielle Carvalho Quintella Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho; Departamento de Patologia
  • Tulia Cuzzi FIOCRUZ; Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas

Keywords:

Paracoccidioidomycosis, Sarcoidosis, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Classification

Abstract

This study reports two cases of chronic paracoccidioidomycosis with sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions. The patients began the treatment in 2013 at Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF) of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). The first case (mild form) was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (8 mg /kg per day, orally) for three months and, then, with half the dose for nine months; the second (moderate form), with itraconazole (200 mg per day, orally) for 12 months. We point out the rareness of the sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions and the differential diagnoses for other granulomatous diseases.

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Published

2017-01-01

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Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions in chronic adult paracoccidioidomycosis: report of two cases. (2017). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 59, e36. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/133356