title: Paracoccidioidomycosis in organ transplant recipient: case report.
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a common disease in Latin America but it is rare in organ transplant recipient patients. We report on a case of such mycosis in a renal transplant recipient. The patient presented with a large lung cavity on the left lower lobe, a rare radiological presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis. Unusual clinical and radiological manifestations of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection can occur in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Controle de Infecção, Hospital Parque Belém, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Prehn
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zavascki
authors.forename: João Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bienardt
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole