title: [Acute/subacute disseminated paracoccidioidomycoses. First case in Rio Grande do Sul].
abstract: The first autochthonous case of acute/subacute disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis observed in a child in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) is reported. The disease started with widespread superficial lymphadenopathy six months before the patient was admitted to the hospital. The diagnosis was made through a cervical lymph node biopsy. The spectrum of the clinical forms of the mycosis observed in this State is commented upon.
authors.affiliation: Hospital da Criança Santo Antônio, Instituto de pesquisas e Diagnóstico (IPD), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Colares
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marcantônio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zambonato
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
vernacular_title: Paracoccidioidomicose aguda/subaguda disseminada. Primeiro caso no Rio Grande do sul.