title: Paracoccidioidomycosis in a patient with cervical cancer.
abstract: This report describes the case of a female patient with paracoccidioidomycosis associated with a stage IIIB cervical carcinoma. Paracoccidioidomycosis in association with a malignant tumor occurs in 0.16% to 14.1% of cases in accordance with different case series. In cases in which the cancer is disseminated, the fungal infection may behave opportunistically.
authors: Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Silvio Alencar
authors: SA
authors: Marques
authors: Joel Carlos
authors: JC
authors: Lastória
authors: Mariangela Esther Alencar
authors: ME
authors: Marques
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*