Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report
South American blastomycosis is a systemic micosis caused by infection with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The most frequently affected sites are the lower lip buccal mucous membrane, palate, tongue, sublingual region, lymph glands, and lungs. However, colonic involvement is not a common expression...
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| author | Eduar A. Bravo Arturo J. Zegarra Alejandro Piscoya José L. Pinto Raúl E. de los Rios Ricardo A. Prochazka Jorge L. Huerta-Mercado Nancy L. Mayo Martin Tagle |
| author_facet | Eduar A. Bravo Arturo J. Zegarra Alejandro Piscoya José L. Pinto Raúl E. de los Rios Ricardo A. Prochazka Jorge L. Huerta-Mercado Nancy L. Mayo Martin Tagle |
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| description | South American blastomycosis is a systemic micosis caused by infection with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The most frequently affected sites are the lower lip buccal mucous membrane, palate, tongue, sublingual region, lymph glands, and lungs. However, colonic involvement is not a common expression of Paracoccidioidomycosis. We report a case of chronic diarrhea and pancolitis caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis with fatal outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f41933b83eb545f89a0a03ad4d4302072025-02-03T07:24:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/140505140505Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case ReportEduar A. Bravo0Arturo J. Zegarra1Alejandro Piscoya2José L. Pinto3Raúl E. de los Rios4Ricardo A. Prochazka5Jorge L. Huerta-Mercado6Nancy L. Mayo7Martin Tagle8Deparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, PeruDeparment of Pathology, Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia, Lima 32, PeruDeparment of Gastroenterology, Clinica Anglo-Americana, Lima 18, PeruSouth American blastomycosis is a systemic micosis caused by infection with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The most frequently affected sites are the lower lip buccal mucous membrane, palate, tongue, sublingual region, lymph glands, and lungs. However, colonic involvement is not a common expression of Paracoccidioidomycosis. We report a case of chronic diarrhea and pancolitis caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis with fatal outcome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/140505 |
| spellingShingle | Eduar A. Bravo Arturo J. Zegarra Alejandro Piscoya José L. Pinto Raúl E. de los Rios Ricardo A. Prochazka Jorge L. Huerta-Mercado Nancy L. Mayo Martin Tagle Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report |
| title_full | Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report |
| title_short | Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis Caused by Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report |
| title_sort | chronic diarrhea and pancolitis caused by paracoccidioidomycosis a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/140505 |
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