Protein-losing enteropathy in paracoccidioidomycosis identified by scintigraphy: report of three cases

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) or South American Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by a dimorphic fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It represents the most important systemic mycosis in South America and with higher prevalence among male inhabitants of the rural area. PCM usually...

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Published in:The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2010-09, Vol.14 (5), p.540-543
Main Authors: Berni, Aline Dayara de Mendonça, Júnior, Erivaldo Elias, Filho, Adalberto Arão, Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
Humans
intestinal diseases
Itraconazole - therapeutic use
Male
Paracoccidioides - isolation & purification
paracoccidioidomycosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis - complications
Paracoccidioidomycosis - diagnostic imaging
Paracoccidioidomycosis - drug therapy
Protein-Losing Enteropathies - diagnostic imaging
Protein-Losing Enteropathies - drug therapy
Protein-Losing Enteropathies - microbiology
Radionuclide Imaging
Technetium Tc99m aggregated albumin
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
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Summary:Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) or South American Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by a dimorphic fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It represents the most important systemic mycosis in South America and with higher prevalence among male inhabitants of the rural area. PCM usually affects the lungs, and rarely the intestines. The authors report three cases of PCM, treated at the University Hospital of Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul whose scintigraphy with technetium-99 labeled human albumin revead intestinal protein loss.
ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
DOI:10.1016/S1413-8670(10)70107-0