PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS DUE TO SMALL FORMS OF Paracoccidioides. A REPORT OF 12 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors

  • Mariana Guimarães Coelho Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
  • Cecília Bittencourt Severo Laboratório de Micologia, Hospital Santa Rita, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia Porto Alegre (ISCMPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. e Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Flávio de Mattos Oliveira Laboratório de Micologia, Hospital Santa Rita, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia Porto Alegre (ISCMPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Luiz Carlos Severo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v45i3.43511

Keywords:

Paracoccidioidomycosis, Paracoccidioides, small forms.

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic mycosis with a geographic distribution limited to Latin America. PCM is caused by species in the genus Paracoccidioides, which usually appear in tissues as large yeasts, 5 to 30 ?m in size. The daughter cells are attached to the parent cell by a narrow neck. Sometimes smaller forms occur (1 to 4 ?m). These can be confused with other fungi, such as Histoplasma capsulatum and unencapsulated Cryptococcus variants. Twelve cases of PCM were reported with small forms of Paracoccidioides. The aim of this paper is to
focus on the possibility of differential diagnosis with other systemic mycoses.

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Published

2016-09-30

How to Cite

GUIMARÃES COELHO, M.; BITTENCOURT SEVERO, C.; DE MATTOS OLIVEIRA, F.; CARLOS SEVERO, L. PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS DUE TO SMALL FORMS OF Paracoccidioides. A REPORT OF 12 CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 45, n. 3, p. 256–264, 2016. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v45i3.43511. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/43511. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 3 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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