Fatal septic shock caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis phylogenetic species S1 in a young immunocompetent patient: a case report

Fatal septic shock caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis phylogenetic species S1 in a young immunocompetent patient: a case report

Abstract The authors report the first case of fatal septic shock, a rare clinical presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1. We also provide an immunological evaluation of the patient. Severe clinical signs such as organ dysfunction and digital gangrene...

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Main Authors: Priscila Marques de Macedo, Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Rowena Alves Coelho, Marcio Amaral de Oliveira Filho, Denise Machado Medeiros, Adriano Gomes-Silva, Jéssica Ribeiro de Lima, Alda Maria Da-Cruz, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis S1
Septic shock
Host-parasite interaction
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