Blastomycosis of the colon resembling clinically ulcerative colitis.
An 8 year old Brazilian girl had an infection, apparently confined to the large intestine, with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The symptoms were diarrhoea with fresh blood and mucus, severe malnutrition, and a spastic and ulcerated colon. She is making good progress on co-trimoxazole.
D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology