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Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly
Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic agents...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164061 |
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| author | de Oliveira, Ederson Valei Lopes de Almeida, Margarete Teresa Gottardo Turatti, Aline Gomes, Ciro Martins Roselino, Ana Maria |
| author_facet | de Oliveira, Ederson Valei Lopes de Almeida, Margarete Teresa Gottardo Turatti, Aline Gomes, Ciro Martins Roselino, Ana Maria |
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| description | Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic agents were seen in skin biopsy samples. This report emphasizes the importance of the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in elderly patients. |
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| spelling | pubmed-48615782016-05-10 Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly de Oliveira, Ederson Valei Lopes de Almeida, Margarete Teresa Gottardo Turatti, Aline Gomes, Ciro Martins Roselino, Ana Maria An Bras Dermatol Images in Tropical Dermatology Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic agents were seen in skin biopsy samples. This report emphasizes the importance of the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in elderly patients. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4861578/ /pubmed/27192530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164061 Text en © 2016 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Images in Tropical Dermatology de Oliveira, Ederson Valei Lopes de Almeida, Margarete Teresa Gottardo Turatti, Aline Gomes, Ciro Martins Roselino, Ana Maria Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly |
| title | Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin
manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly
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| title_full | Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin
manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly
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| title_fullStr | Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin
manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly
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| title_full_unstemmed | Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin
manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly
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| title_short | Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin
manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly
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| title_sort | paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin
manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly |
| topic | Images in Tropical Dermatology |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861578/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192530 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164061 |
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