ABSTRACT
Paracoccidioidomycosis is an important deep mycosis, endemic in some areas of the South American countryside, with great incidence in males bearing rural activities, being unusual in urban developed centres. Cell-mediated immunity is the main host defence against the P. brasiliensis, and HIV-positive patients have been increasingly affected by the disease, although only a few reports are available in the literature. We present a case of paracoccidiodomicosis in an HIV-positive female, with unusual clinical history and histopathological aspects.
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis , Gingival Diseases/microbiology , HIV Seropositivity/complications , Paracoccidioidomycosis/diagnosis , Adult , Brazil , Female , HumansABSTRACT
Paracoccidioidomycosis is an important deep mycosis, endemic in some areas of the South American countryside, with great incidence in males bearing rural activities, being unusual in urban developed centres. Cellmediated immunity is the main host defence against the P. brasiliensis, and HIV-positive patients have been increasingly affected by the disease, although only a few reports are available in the literature. We present a case of paracoccidiodomicosis in an HIV-positive female, with unusual clinical history and histopathological aspects