title: Paracoccidioidomycosis in a Spanish missionary.
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most important systemic mycosis in South America. In Europe the disease is very rare and only found in returning travelers. Here we report on a 56-year-old Spanish missionary with respiratory symptoms but no other affected systems. Diagnosis was made based on serology and PCR for Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Unit, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. germanro.76@gmail.com
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Olivencia
authors.forename: Oriana
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Rubio
authors.forename: Pablo Rivas
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Maria Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.forename: Sabino Puente
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Puente
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D066189:Missionaries; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008921:Religious Missions; D013030:Spain; D014687:Venezuela
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents