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Fatal septic shock caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis phylogenetic species...
Macedo,Priscila Marques de; Almeida-Paes,Rodrigo; Almeida,Marcos de Abreu; Coelho,Rowena Alves; Oliveira Filho,Marcio Amaral de; Medeiros,Denise MachadoAbstract The authors report the first case of fatal septic shock, a rare clinical presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1. We also provide an immunological evaluation of the patient. Severe clinical signs such as organ dysfunction and digital gangrene occurred in this case. The patient presented a remarkable cell activation profile and diminished percentage of per...
Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease
Moreira,José; Ridolfi,Felipe; Almeida-Paes,Rodrigo; Varon,Andrea; Lamas,Cristiane C.ABSTRACT Angionvasive mucormycosis is an emerging fungal disease known to affect mainly diabetics or subjects with profound neutropenia. Infection usually occurs through the inhalation route, but cutaneous inoculation may occur after trauma or burns. However, mucormycosis remains unusual in HIV infection. We report a fatal case of cutaneous mucormycosis due to Rhizopus arrhizus involving the scalp following her...