title: Protein-losing enteropathy in paracoccidioidomycosis identified by scintigraphy: report of three cases.
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) or South American Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by a dimorphic fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It represents the most important systemic mycosis in South America and with higher prevalence among male inhabitants of the rural area. PCM usually affects the lungs, and rarely the intestines. The authors report three cases of PCM, treated at the University Hospital of Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul whose scintigraphy with technetium-99 labeled human albumin revead intestinal protein loss.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS.
authors.forename: Aline Dayara de Mendonça
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Berni
authors.forename: Erivaldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elias Júnior
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arão Filho
authors.forename: Anamaria Mello Miranda
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Paniago
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination