An unusual case of paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; 38(1): 84-85, Jan.-Mar. 2007. ilus
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المكتبة المسؤولة:
BR32.1
ABSTRACT
This paper reports an unusual case of paracoccidioidomycosis with ulcerations in the head and nose in a Brazilian man. For diagnosis, direct microscopic examination of ulcer secretion and skin samples treated with potassium hydroxide was performed. The isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis occurred at 28°C and 37°C on Sabouraud agar with chloranphenicol. Diagnosis was established by the presence of isolated and multiple budding yeast-like cells and typical fungus growth of P. brasiliensis.
RESUMO
Este trabalho relata um caso incomum de paracocci-dioidomicose com ulcerações na cabeça e nariz em homem brasileiro. Para o diagnóstico, realizou-se exame microscópico direto de secreção de úlcera e amostras de pele, tratados com hidróxido de potássio. O isolamento de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis ocorreu a 28°C e 37°C em Sabouraud ágar com cloranfenicol. O diagnóstico foi estabelecido pela presença de células leveduriformes isoladas e com brotações múltiplas e o crescimento típico do fungo P. brasiliensis.
النص الكامل:
1
الفهرس:
LILACS
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Paracoccidioides
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Paracoccidioidomycosis
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In Vitro Techniques
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Bodily Secretions
نوع الدراسة:
Diagnostic_studies
المحددات:
Humans
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
America do sul
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Brasil
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
Braz. j. microbiol
موضوع المجلة:
MICROBIOLOGIA
السنة:
2007
نوع:
Article