Adrenal Insufficiency Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: Three Case Reports and Review

ABSTRACT: Objective: Fungal infections can affect the adrenal glands, causing primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI). Although endemic to South America, paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), which can lead to PAI, has gained global relevance with the increase in international travel and migration. Methods: Th...

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Main Authors: Felipe Martins de Oliveira, MD, Maria Candida Barisson Villares Fragoso, PhD, Amanda Ferreira Meneses, MD, L.e.t.ícia Assis Pereira Vilela, MD, Madson Queiroz Almeida, PhD, Renata Bacic Palhares, MD, Tatiana Veri de Arruda Mattos, MD, Nilza Maria Scalissi, PhD, José Viana Lima, Júnior, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520300948