[Paracoccidioidomycosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: report of necropsy].
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The case of a 59-year-old man with generalized paracoccidioidomycosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome without previous clinical diagnosis was observed at necropsy. There was fungal dissemination on multiple organs, particularly in the lymph nodes, characterizing the acute reactivation of an old infection. This is an additional case to be added to the few already on record.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006