Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with peripleuritis in an AIDS patient.
Paracoccidioidomycosis is one of the most frequent systemic and endemic mycoses of Latin America caused by a dimorphic fungus. In AIDS patients, paracoccidioidomycosis appears as a severe and disseminated disease with a wide spectrum of clinical findings. The CD4 counts are usually less than 200 cell/mu L. We present a case of disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with peripleuritis and subcutaneous abscesses on the chest wall as initial manifestation of AIDS. In endemic countries, paracoccidioidomycosis should be included as an opportunistic infection in AIDS.
Corti
Marcelo
M
Unit 10, Mycology Unit, Infectious Diseases F.J. Muñiz Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. marcelocarti@ciudad.com.ar
Villafañe
María F
MF
Negroni
Ricardo
R
Palmieri
Omar
O
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology