Anal paracoccidioidomycosis: an unusual presentation of disseminated disease

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2001 Nov-Dec;34(6):583-6. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822001000600014.

Abstract

We report a patient with an unusual anal ulceration. The biopsy of an anal lesion and subsequent studies revealed a disseminated form of paracoccidioidomycosis, observed in the lungs, small and large bowel. The anorectal disease frequently represents a secondary site of disease, and the patient must be better evaluated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Anus Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis / diagnosis*