ABSTRACT
La paracoccidioidomicosis es una enfermedad crónica, sistémica y progresiva, identificada como la segunda micosis más común en Suramérica. Aproximadamente 10millones de habitantes latinoamericanos están infectados. Se encuentra con mayor frecuencia el compromiso pulmonar en hombres adultos agricultores. La paracoccidioidomicosis oral es la segunda forma más frecuente de evolución crónica. Presentamos el caso atípico de una paciente de mediana edad, inmunocompetente, con compromiso de la mucosa oral por infección con paracoccidio y una revisión breve acerca de la infección por paracoccidio en la cavidad oral.(AU)
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a progressive, chronic, systemic disease which is the second most common form of mycosis in South America, affecting approximately 10million people in this region. It occurs most commonly in adult male farmers and mainly affects the lungs. Oral paracoccidioidomycosis is the second most frequent chronic presentation. We report the case of an immunocompetent female patient whose oral mucosae was infected with paracoccidium and discuss oral paracoccidium.(AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adult , Paracoccidioidomycosis/diagnostic imaging , Paracoccidioidomycosis/etiology , Pathology, Oral , Oral Ulcer , Mouth Mucosa , Inpatients , Physical Examination , Biopsy , Lung Diseases, Fungal , Pathology , Pathology Department, HospitalABSTRACT
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a progressive, chronic, systemic disease which is the second most common form of mycosis in South America, affecting approximately 10million people in this region. It occurs most commonly in adult male farmers and mainly affects the lungs. Oral paracoccidioidomycosis is the second most frequent chronic presentation. We report the case of an immunocompetent female patient whose oral mucosae was infected with paracoccidium and discuss oral paracoccidium.
