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

An Bras Dermatol. 2014 Jan-Feb;89(1):150-3. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142768.

Abstract

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 cells was 44 cells/mm3. We emphasize the importance of clinical suspicion of Paracoccidioidomycosis in patients with HIV/AIDS who live in or are from risk areas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Coinfection / microbiology
  • Coinfection / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Male
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis / pathology*
  • Synovial Membrane / pathology