Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis diagnosis based on oral lesions

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a deep mycosis with primary lung manifestations that may present cutaneous and oral lesions. Oral lesions mimic other infectious diseases or even squamous cell carcinoma, clinically and microscopically. Sometimes, the dentist is the first to detect the disease, becaus...

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Published in:Contemporary clinical dentistry 2014-04, Vol.5 (2), p.213-216
Main Authors: Webber, Liana Preto, Martins, Manoela Domingues, de Oliveira, Márcia Gaiger, Munhoz, Etiene Andrade, Carrard, Vinicius Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Case studies
Diagnosis
Infection
Medical diagnosis
Mouth diseases
Odontology
oral disease
oral mycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis
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Summary:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a deep mycosis with primary lung manifestations that may present cutaneous and oral lesions. Oral lesions mimic other infectious diseases or even squamous cell carcinoma, clinically and microscopically. Sometimes, the dentist is the first to detect the disease, because lung lesions are asymptomatic, or even misdiagnosed. An unusual case of PCM with 5 months of evolution presenting pulmonary, oral, and cutaneous lesions that was diagnosed by the dentist based on oral lesions is presented and discussed.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.132340