Paracoccidioidomicosis en paciente HIV+ / Paracoccidioidomycosis in HIV+ patient

ABSTRACT

Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most frequent deep mycosis in Latin America, caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The most frequent clinical form is the chronic multifocal with pulmonary and muco-cutaneous affectation. With the dissemination of the VIH the paracoccidioidomycosis diagnosis must be consider particularly in endemic areas. The cutaneous manifestations in this last one are very frequent; more of 90% of patients present them in any phase of the evolution of the disease. We present the case of an adult young man young HIV + with multifocal chronic paracoccidioidomycosis (AU)