Protein-losing enteropathy in paracoccidioidomycosis identified by scintigraphy: report of three cases
Braz. j. infect. dis
; 14(5): 540-543, Sept.-Oct. 2010. ilus
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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
Main subject:
Paracoccidioides
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Paracoccidioidomycosis
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Protein-Losing Enteropathies
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2010
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Article