| osteomyelitis caused by paracoccidioides brasiliensis in a child from the metropolitan area of rio de janeiro. | the authors describe a case of paracoccidioidomycosis in a 7-year-old girl from the city of rio de janeiro who initially presented to her physician with a lesion in her calcaneous which was misdiagnosed and treated as bacterial osteomyelitis. later, cutaneous manifestations, lymph node enlargement, and hepatosplenomegaly developed and biopsy of the skin and cervical lymph nodes showed the fungus which was also present in the sputum. it is emphasized that paracoccidioides brasiliensis can be the ... | 2001 | 11695735 |
| paracoccidioides brasiliensis ps2: first autochthonous paracoccidioidomycosis case report in rio de janeiro, brazil, and literature review. | paracoccidioidomycosis (pcm) is a systemic mycosis caused by pathogenic dimorphic fungi of the paracoccidioides brasiliensis complex. it is the most important systemic mycosis in latin america, mainly in brazil. despite its severity and high mortality rates, it is considered a neglected disease. species within the genus paracoccidioides present genetics and morphological variations with probable clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic consequences. in fact, there are a very small number of detailed ... | 2016 | 27161127 |
| acute juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis: a 9-year cohort study in the endemic area of rio de janeiro, brazil. | paracoccidioidomycosis (pcm) is a systemic mycosis caused by pathogenic dimorphic fungi of the genus paracoccidioides. it is the most important systemic mycosis in latin america and the leading cause of hospitalizations and death among them in brazil. acute pcm is less frequent but relevant because vulnerable young patients are affected and the severity is usually higher than that of the chronic type. | 2017 | 28355221 |