PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

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 dissem...

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Main Authors: Heliana Freitas de Oliveira GÓES, Sandra Maria Barbosa DURÃES, Caren dos Santos LIMA, Mariana Boechat de SOUZA, Enoi Aparecida Guedes VILAR, Marcos Olivier DALSTON
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
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=S0036-46652016005000400&lng=en&tlng=en