Contribution to the Natural History of Paracoccidioidomycosis: Identification of the Primary Pulmonary Infection in the Severe Acute Form of the Disease—A Case Report

Several aspects of the pathogenesis of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) have not yet been fully clarified. We describe a patient with an overwhelmingly acute form of PCM who presented with clinically apparent pulmonary infection that spontaneously subsided while yeast cells disseminated systemically. Th...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2005-01, Vol.40 (1), p.e1-e4
Main Authors: Benard, Gil, Kavakama, Jorge, Mendes-Giannini, Maria J. S., Kono, Adriana, Duarte, Alberto J. S., Shikanai-Yasuda, Maria A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Fibrosis - etiology
Humans
Lung Diseases - physiopathology
Male
Paracoccidioidomycosis - physiopathology
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Summary:Several aspects of the pathogenesis of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) have not yet been fully clarified. We describe a patient with an overwhelmingly acute form of PCM who presented with clinically apparent pulmonary infection that spontaneously subsided while yeast cells disseminated systemically. This case may help to explain the paradox of the absence of pulmonary involvement in the acute disseminated form of PCM.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/426691