African histoplasmosis: report of the first case in Brazil and treatment with itraconazole
We report the first case of African histoplasmosis diagnosed in Brazil. The patient was an immigrant from Angola who had come to Brazil six months after the appearance of the skin lesion. The skin of the right retroauricular area was the only site of involvement. The diagnosis was established by direct mycologic examination, culture and by histopathologic examination of the lesion. The patient was successfully treated with Itraconazole 100mg a day for 52 days. No recurrent skin lesions were observed during the ten month follow-up period.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
1993
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000300013 |
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