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A 53 year-old man had a three-year recurrent respiratory infection. No fungi was detected in sputum examinations. Immunodiffusion test with paracoccidioidin revealed two precipitin bands. Very small forms and hyphae of a fungus were seen on silver methenamine stained serial sections from lung's lesion. P. brasiliensis was identified on the basis of the rare multibudding small forms.
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Londero, A.T., Severo, L.C. & Ramos, C.D. Small forms and hyphae of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in human tissue. Mycopathologia 72, 17–19 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443046
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