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Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly*

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Title
Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly*
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, January 2016
DOI 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164061
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Ederson Valei Lopes de Oliveira, Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Almeida, Aline Turatti, Ciro Martins Gomes, Ana Maria Roselino

Abstract

Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic agents were seen in skin biopsy samples. This report emphasizes the importance of the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in elderly patients.

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Unknown 10 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 4 40%
Professor 3 30%
Professor > Associate Professor 1 10%
Student > Master 1 10%
Unknown 1 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 50%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 20%
Unknown 1 10%