Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis

Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis

Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycosis mostly in tropical South America and some areas of North America. Gastrointestinal involvement is not uncommon among these fungal diseases, but coinfection has not previously been reported. We re...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Medicine 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.492-495-227
Hauptverfasser: Bravo, Eduar A., Zegarra, Arturo J., Piscoya, Alejandro, Pinto, José L., de los Rios, Raúl E., Prochazka, Ricardo A., Huerta-Mercado, Jorge L., Cok, Jaime, Tagle, Martin
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Zusammenfassung:Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycosis mostly in tropical South America and some areas of North America. Gastrointestinal involvement is not uncommon among these fungal diseases, but coinfection has not previously been reported. We report a patient with chronic diarrhea and pancolitis caused by paracoccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2011/960638