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Severe Paracoccidioidomycosis in a 14-Year-Old Boy

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Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most important systemic mycoses in Latin America. We describe a severe case of paracoccidioidomycosis in a 14-year-old boy, with a rapid disease progression. The fungal strain was isolated and inoculated into a T and/or B cell immunocompromised mice, which revealed a highly virulent strain. The case report presented herein emphasizes the importance of considering PCM in the differential diagnosis of patients with other infectious diseases in endemic areas and highlights a novel isolate.

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  1. Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessalia Vieira de Camargo, 126, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-878, Brazil

    L. P. Ruas, F. G. Braga, X. T. Lima, R. L. Mamoni, A. Z. Schreiber & M. H. S. L. Blotta

  2. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    R. M. Pereira

  3. Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

    M. L. Cintra

  4. School of Medicine, University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

    X. T. Lima

  5. Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    V. L. G. Calich

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Ruas, L.P., Pereira, R.M., Braga, F.G. et al. Severe Paracoccidioidomycosis in a 14-Year-Old Boy. Mycopathologia 181, 915–920 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-016-0035-2

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