title: Case report: severe juvenile type paracoccidioidomycosis with hepatitis C.
abstract: We present the case of a 34-year-old man with previous history of hepatitis C and severe juvenile type of paracoccidioidomycosis characterized by involvement of the reticuloendothelial system, eosinophilia, lung compromise (pleural effusion), retinal hemorrhage, and blood culture positive to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The immune evaluation showed four precipitation lines to P. brasiliensis by the double immunodiffusion test. Treatment with amphotericin B and itraconazol resulted in resolution of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: Claudia Hartung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: de Capriles
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magaldi
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Montes de Oca
authors.forename: Marìa Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Celina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: Sofía
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mata-Essayag
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008297:Male; D012157:Mononuclear Phagocyte System / Q000473:pathology; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology