Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis

Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycosis mostly in tropical South America and some areas of North America. Gastrointestinal involvement is not uncommon among these fungal diseases, but coinfection has not previously been reported. We re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bravo, Eduar A., Zegarra, Arturo J., Piscoya, Alejandro, Pinto, José L., de los Rios, Raúl E., Prochazka, Ricardo A., Huerta-Mercado, Jorge L., Cok, Jaime, Tagle, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3152968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21837244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/960638
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Sumario:Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycosis mostly in tropical South America and some areas of North America. Gastrointestinal involvement is not uncommon among these fungal diseases, but coinfection has not previously been reported. We report a patient with chronic diarrhea and pancolitis caused by paracoccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis.

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