paracoccidioidomycosis/abdominal pain

Forty-seven patients with active paracoccidioidomycosis were treated with itraconazole. The majority of the patients (45) had the chronic adult form of the disease while the remaining exhibited the juvenile form. All of the patients received itraconazole, 100 mg day-1, with the exception of two for

Clinical cases involving paracoccidioidomycosis in children, diagnosed in Mato Grosso State, in the central western region of Brazil, are rare despite the state being classified with a moderate to high incidence. We describe a clinical case of infant acute disseminated Paracoccidioidomycosis in Mato

A 26 year-old female was admitted with abdominal pain, fever and weight loss. The clinical and laboratory investigations led to the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis. Gallium-67 whole body images correlated well with the clinical course of the disease and with the patient's prognosis.

Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most prevalent mycosis in South America. Mucocutaneous and lymph node involvement is the most frequent affectation of this disease in our country, with the intestinal commitment rarely reported. We report 4 cases of colonic manifestation with abdominal pain, chronic

The authors report an unusual case of fungal gastric lesion in a patient with the chronic form of paracoccidioidomycosis. For a period of 8 months the major symptoms of the patient were abdominal pain and body weight loss. The endoscopic evaluation of the upper gastrointestinal tract showed a

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic granulomatous disease caused by fungus, and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of intra-abdominal tumors in endemic areas. We report a rare case of paracoccidioidomycosis in the pancreas. A 45-year-old man was referred to our institution with a 2-mo

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a common deep fungus infection in South America, particularly in Brazil. It is acquired through inhalation and primary involvement of lungs. Subsequently, dissemination may occur and oral mucosa is frequently affected and actually, in most of the cases the diagnosis is

BACKGROUND Differential diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease is often very challenging. Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease that can mimic manifestations of Crohn's disease. METHODS We report a case of a 13-year-old Caucasian boy with abdominal pain for 1.5 years associated with nausea,

Sulfadiazine is one of the drugs of choice in the treatment of paracoccidioidomycosis. Side effects are uncommon. Cutaneous and gastrointestinal reactions and rarely leucopenia and jaundice may occur. A patient on sulfadiazine 6 g daily exhibiting a good response is reported. On the 12th day, he

A case of obstructive jaundice due to granulomatous blastomycosis is presented. The patient had complained of abdominal pain in the right hypochondrium and jaundice. During hospitalization, the laboratory tests showed evidence of obstructive jaundice and complementary tests a distended gallbladder,