[Paracoccidioidomycosis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection. A necropsy case]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 1995 Jul-Sep;28(3):279-84. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86821995000300018.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

This is a case report of the association of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) occurring in a 43-year old male. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first detailed pathological account of that association. Also discussed are the low rates of that association, its natural history and treatment results. It is emphasised the importance of the associations of AIDS and tropical infectious diseases in this country.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autopsy
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis / complications*
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis / pathology