AIDS-associated paracoccidioidomycosis in a patient with a CD4+ T-cell count of 4 cells/mm³ Paracoccidioidomicose associada a Aids em paciente com a contagem total de quatro células T-CD4+

• Main Authors: Lisiane Machado Contente Nogueira (Author), Mônica Santos (Author), Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira (Author), Carolina Talhari (Author), Rodrigo Ribeiro Rodrigues (Author), Sinésio Talhari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...