Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia ()

Paracoccidioidomycosis: an uncommon clinical presentation,

  • Bruno Augusto Alvares,
  • Cláudia Alves Lapa Gracia,
  • Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques,
  • Silvio Alencar Marques

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2020.06.001

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Abstract Paracoccidoiomycosis is a systemic mycosis with a higher incidence in males with history of exposure to the rural environment; its classic clinical manifestation is an oro-pulmonary lesion. The authors report a case of a female, urban, 76-year-old patient with atypical clinical-dermatological presentation and diagnostic conclusion after histopathological examination. The clinical response was quick and complete after treatment with itraconazole 400 mg/day in the first month, decreased to 200 mg/day until the sixth month of treatment.

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