Paracoccidioidomicose aguda/subaguda disseminada. Primeiro caso no Rio Grande do sul / Acute/subacute disseminated paracoccidioidomycoses. First case in Rio Grande do Sul
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 31(6): 563-567, nov.-dez. 1998. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-463587
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ABSTRACT
The first autochthonous case of acute/subacute disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis observed in a child in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) is reported. The disease started with widespread superficial lymphadenopathy six months before the patient was admitted to the hospital. The diagnosis was made through a cervical lymph node biopsy. The spectrum of the clinical forms of the mycosis observed in this State is commented upon.
RESUMO
É relatado o primeiro caso autóctone de paracoccidioidomicose disseminada aguda/subaguda ocorrido em criança no Rio Grande do Sul. A doença iniciou com adenomegalias superficiais generalizadas, seis meses antes da internação hospitalar. O diagnóstico foi feito através de biópsia de gânglio cervical. É comentado o espectro de formas clínicas da micose observado nesse Estado.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital da Criança Santo Antônio/BR
