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Images in Tropical Dermatology • An. Bras. Dermatol. 91 (2) • Mar-Apr 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164061   copy

Paracoccidioidomycosis and cryptococcosis with localized skin manifestations: report of two cases in the elderly* * Work performed at the Dermatology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (HCRP-FMRP-USP) – Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil.

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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.

Keywords:
Aged; Carcinoma; Cryptococcosis; Granuloma; Paracoccidioidomycosis

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