Extra-pulmonary manifestations of paracoccidioidomycosis associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report

• Main Authors: Izabella Picinin Safe (Author), Fabio Francesconi do Valle (Author), Daniela Cristina Caetano Maia (Author), Barbara Agonio (Author), Rossicleia Lins Monte (Author), Jose de Ribamar Araujo (Author), Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

We present a patient with Paracoccidioidomycosis/HIV coinfection which has been investigated because of chronic monoarthritis and mucocutaneous lesions. A biopsy of the synovial membrane and skin revealed structures consistent with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. At diagnosis, the count of CD4 + T ce...