African histoplasmosis: report of the first case in Brazil and treatment with itraconazole Histoplasmose africana: relato do primeiro caso no Brasil e tratado pelo itraconazol

We report the first case of African histoplasmosis diagnosed in Brazil. The patient was an immigrant from Angola who had come to Brazil six months after the appearance of the skin lesion. The skin of the right retroauricular area was the only site of involvement. The diagnosis was established by dir...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Abrucio Neto, Maria Denise Fonseca Takahashi, Alberto Salebian, Luiz Carlos Cucé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1993-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651993000300013