Anal paracoccidioidomycosis: an unusual presentation of disseminated disease

Abstract

We report a patient with an unusual anal ulceration. The biopsy of an anal lesion and subsequent studies revealed a disseminated form of paracoccidioidomycosis, observed in the lungs, small and large bowel. The anorectal disease frequently represents a secondary site of disease, and the patient must be better evaluated.

Keywords

• Paracoccidioidomycosis
• Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
• Anorectal disease
• South American Blastomycosis