title: PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT.
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most common endemic mycosis in Latin America. The etiological agents, which comprise two species, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and P. lutzii, are thermodimorphic fungi that usually affect previously healthy adults. They primarily involve the lungs and then disseminate to other organs. Such mycosis is rare in organ transplant recipients; there have been only three cases reported in literature, until now. We report a case of PCM in a renal transplant recipient with an unusual dermatological presentation.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, heliana_g@yahoo.com.br, duraesandra@gmail.com, caren.dossantoslima@gmail.com, mariboechats@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Heliana Freitas de Oliveira
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Góes
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, heliana_g@yahoo.com.br, duraesandra@gmail.com, caren.dossantoslima@gmail.com, mariboechats@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sandra Maria Barbosa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Durães
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, heliana_g@yahoo.com.br, duraesandra@gmail.com, caren.dossantoslima@gmail.com, mariboechats@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Caren dos Santos
authors.initials: Cdos S
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, heliana_g@yahoo.com.br, duraesandra@gmail.com, caren.dossantoslima@gmail.com, mariboechats@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mariana Boechat de
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, enoivilar@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Enoi Aparecida Guedes
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Vilar
authors.affiliation: Infectology Department, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marcos.dalston@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Marcos Olivier
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Dalston
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*