Author(s): Nogueira,Lisiane Machado Contente ; Santos,Mônica ; Ferreira,Luiz Carlos de Lima ; Talhari,Carolina ; Rodrigues,Rodrigo Ribeiro ; Talhari,Sinésio
Date: 2011
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): AIDS-related opportunistic infections; HIV; Paracoccidioidomycosis
We describe a case of a patient presenting with HIV and paracoccidioidomycosis co-infection. At the time of diagnosis total CD4+ T-cell count was 4 cells/mm3. Histopathology revealed tuberculoid granulomas, scarce CD4+ T cells, a moderate number of CD8+ cells and the absence of Foxp3+ cells. Most of the cutaneous lesions healed after two weeks of treatment with amphotericin B. After 14 months the patient is still under antiretroviral therapy and no clinical evidence of recurrence of the mycosis has been observed
