South American blastomycosis: ophthalmic and oculomotor nerve lesions.
A case of South American blastomycosis began with an oropharyngeal lesion which was followed by a granulomatous uveitis. The patient was treated with Amphotericin B and showed a clinical regression. Four months later, he developed a right 3rd cranial nerve palsy, aggravating the clinical aspect with a severe generalized involvement of the central nervous system and death. Necropsy showed blastomycotic meningoencephalitis.
Dantas
A M
AM
Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Yamane
R
R
Camara
A G
AG
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology