The primary complex like Ghon was observed in a child's clinical roentgenographic study. C.S., white, male, 6 years old, was born in Curitiba (PR), Brazil and living in Guaratingueta (SP), Brazil, developed "common cold", bimodal diary fever, chills, shake and sweats. Dyspnea, cough with general fymphadenopathy. Foot and right shoulder artralgies. Six months ago visited a cave, equitation practice, dog and cat contacts and notransfusion, frontal sweats, fever (38.4°C). T.A. was 8/6, tachicardia in generalizated fymphadenopathy. Cardiopulmonary system was normal, mesogastric tumoral mass, hepatesplenomegaly and no ascitis. Bone marrow with eosinophilia; nodule demonstred presence of P. brasiliensis; hypoalbuminemia; hyperglobulinemia; anemia; leukocytosis with eosinophilia. Immunodiffusion with exoantigen 43 kd of P. brasiliensis was 1/32. Primary complex like Ghon was observed in interstitial pneumonia followed by mediastinic and mesogastric mass (35 to 40 days). Clavicular osteolythic lesions (45 to 60 days) appeared during paracoccidioidomycosis therapy. Recovery was observed 2 months after treatment of acute infantile paracoccidioidomycosis.
Pulmonary lymphonode; Acute Infantile paracoccidioidomycosis