Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica
A 55-year-old male presented with back pain and slightly tender annular plaques with central ulceration on his face. A skin biopsy revealed scattered yeast with broad based buds. A CT scan of the abdomen revealed a pathologic T12 fracture. Tissue obtained from the spine confirmed budding yeasts. The...
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doaj-74501001367a400ca5622ca2eeb7078f2020-11-25T00:17:50ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05961806-48412013-04-01882287289Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmicaAlex G Ortega-LoayzaTuyet NguyenA 55-year-old male presented with back pain and slightly tender annular plaques with central ulceration on his face. A skin biopsy revealed scattered yeast with broad based buds. A CT scan of the abdomen revealed a pathologic T12 fracture. Tissue obtained from the spine confirmed budding yeasts. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated blastomycosis. The patient was treated with amphotericin and itraconazole and completely recovered.<br>Paciente do sexo masculino, com 55 anos de idade, compareceu ao ambulatório com dores na costa e placas anulares ligeiramente sensíveis, com ulceração central na face. Uma biópsia cutânea revelou levedura disseminada, com brotos de base larga. A tomografia computadorizada do abdômen revelou uma fratura patológica da T12. Amostra de tecido obtido da coluna vertebral confirmou levedura em fase de brotamento. O paciente foi diagnosticado com blastomicose disseminada. Após tratamento com anfotericina e itraconazol, o paciente teve recuperação completa.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000200287BlastomicoseCromoblastomicoseCoccidioidomicoseParacoccidioidomicoseBlastomycosisChromoblastomycosisCoccidioidomycosisParacoccidioidomycosis |
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Alex G Ortega-Loayza Tuyet Nguyen Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Blastomicose Cromoblastomicose Coccidioidomicose Paracoccidioidomicose Blastomycosis Chromoblastomycosis Coccidioidomycosis Paracoccidioidomycosis |
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Alex G Ortega-Loayza Tuyet Nguyen |
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Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica |
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Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica |
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Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica |
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Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica |
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Cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease Blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica |
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cutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease blastomicose cutânea: um sinal de doença sistêmica |
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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A 55-year-old male presented with back pain and slightly tender annular plaques with central ulceration on his face. A skin biopsy revealed scattered yeast with broad based buds. A CT scan of the abdomen revealed a pathologic T12 fracture. Tissue obtained from the spine confirmed budding yeasts. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated blastomycosis. The patient was treated with amphotericin and itraconazole and completely recovered.<br>Paciente do sexo masculino, com 55 anos de idade, compareceu ao ambulatório com dores na costa e placas anulares ligeiramente sensíveis, com ulceração central na face. Uma biópsia cutânea revelou levedura disseminada, com brotos de base larga. A tomografia computadorizada do abdômen revelou uma fratura patológica da T12. Amostra de tecido obtido da coluna vertebral confirmou levedura em fase de brotamento. O paciente foi diagnosticado com blastomicose disseminada. Após tratamento com anfotericina e itraconazol, o paciente teve recuperação completa. |
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Blastomicose Cromoblastomicose Coccidioidomicose Paracoccidioidomicose Blastomycosis Chromoblastomycosis Coccidioidomycosis Paracoccidioidomycosis |
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