Protein-losing enteropathy in paracoccidioidomycosis identified by scintigraphy: report of three cases
Braz. j. infect. dis
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14(5): 540-543, Sept.-Oct. 2010. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-570573
ABSTRACT
Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) or South American Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by a dimorphic fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It represents the most important systemic mycosis in South America and with higher prevalence among male inhabitants of the rural area. PCM usually affects the lungs, and rarely the intestines. The authors report three cases of PCM, treated at the University Hospital of Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul whose scintigraphy with technetium-99 labeled human albumin revead intestinal protein loss.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Paracoccidioides
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Paracoccidioidomycosis
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Protein-Losing Enteropathies
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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