[Systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with central nervous system involvement].
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چکیده
A clinical case of a patient bearing systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with regional ganglionic and oral exposure and later pulmonary involvement is presented. The patient was treated with specific drugs (amphotericin B, itraconazole, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim) and followed throughout a 6-year period and eventually died showing an extensive involvement of the central nervous system.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 32 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999