Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases

Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases

We present two cases of juvenile form of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a systemic mycosis frequently found in rural areas, whose prognosis is poor in children and young adults. They are a 14-year-old boy and a 25-year-old woman, both residents in an urban area in São Paulo - Brazil, without any history of travelling to an endemic area. They have been admitted to the hospital due to fever, weight loss and lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis was confirmed by serologic and histopathologic study. Patients have recovered after therapy with oral itraconazole and were discharged from hospital, maintaining outpatient visits. In this article, the authors discuss the unusual presentation of PCM in an urban area.

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Main Authors: Carneiro,Rodrigo da Costa, Miranda,Bianca Grassi de, Camilo Neto,Carlos, Tsukumo,Marina K, Fonseca,Cibele LC, Mendonça,João Silva de
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Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2010
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Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
author_facet Carneiro,Rodrigo da Costa
Miranda,Bianca Grassi de
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title Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
title_short Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
title_full Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
title_fullStr Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
title_full_unstemmed Juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
title_sort juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in urban area: report of two cases
description We present two cases of juvenile form of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a systemic mycosis frequently found in rural areas, whose prognosis is poor in children and young adults. They are a 14-year-old boy and a 25-year-old woman, both residents in an urban area in São Paulo - Brazil, without any history of travelling to an endemic area. They have been admitted to the hospital due to fever, weight loss and lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis was confirmed by serologic and histopathologic study. Patients have recovered after therapy with oral itraconazole and were discharged from hospital, maintaining outpatient visits. In this article, the authors discuss the unusual presentation of PCM in an urban area.
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