CASE REPORT: SEVERE JUVENILE TYPE PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS WITH HEPATITIS C

ANTONELLA PELLEGRINO Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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CLAUDIA HARTUNG DE CAPRILES Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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SYLVIA MAGALDI Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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ISRAEL MONTES DE OCA Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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MARÌA ELENA RUIZ Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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CELINA PÉREZ Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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SOFÍA MATA-ESSAYAG Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Caracas, UCV, Venezuela; Sección de Micología Médica, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, UCV, Venezuela; Instituto Anatomía Patológica, UCV, Venezuela

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We present the case of a 34-year-old man with previous history of hepatitis C and severe juvenile type of paracoccidioidomycosis characterized by involvement of the reticuloendothelial system, eosinophilia, lung compromise (pleural effusion), retinal hemorrhage, and blood culture positive to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The immune evaluation showed four precipitation lines to P. brasiliensis by the double immunodiffusion test. Treatment with amphotericin B and itraconazol resulted in resolution of the disease.

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