title: Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis diagnosis based on oral lesions.
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a deep mycosis with primary lung manifestations that may present cutaneous and oral lesions. Oral lesions mimic other infectious diseases or even squamous cell carcinoma, clinically and microscopically. Sometimes, the dentist is the first to detect the disease, because lung lesions are asymptomatic, or even misdiagnosed. An unusual case of PCM with 5 months of evolution presenting pulmonary, oral, and cutaneous lesions that was diagnosed by the dentist based on oral lesions is presented and discussed.
authors: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Liana Preto
authors: LP
authors: Webber
authors: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Manoela Domingues
authors: MD
authors: Martins
authors: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Márcia Gaiger
authors: MG
authors: de Oliveira
authors: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Etiene Andrade
authors: EA
authors: Munhoz
authors: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors: Vinicius Coelho
authors: VC
authors: Carrard
keywords: Infection; oral disease; oral mycosis; paracoccidioidomycosis