Sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions in chronic adult paracoccidioidomycosis: report of two cases
AUTOR(ES)
Fernandes, Nurimar C., Côrtes, Júlia Gomes, Akitti, Tiyomi, Quintella, Danielle Carvalho, Cuzzi, Tulia
FONTE
Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
01/06/2017
RESUMO
ABSTRACT This study reports two cases of chronic paracoccidioidomycosis with sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions. The patients began the treatment in 2013 at Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho (HUCFF) of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). The first case (mild form) was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (8 mg /kg per day, orally) for three months and, then, with half the dose for nine months; the second (moderate form), with itraconazole (200 mg per day, orally) for 12 months. We point out the rareness of the sarcoid-like cutaneous lesions and the differential diagnoses for other granulomatous diseases.
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