Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis
Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic South American systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis). The main clinical form of disease is pulmonary, but all organs may be involved. We report a case of overinfection by P. brasiliensis in chronic gouty...
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| author | F. Bonilla-Abadía J. D. Vélez L. C. Zárate-Correa E. Carrascal N. Guarín C. R. Castañeda-Ramírez C. A. Cañas |
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| description | Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic South American systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis). The main clinical form of disease is pulmonary, but all organs may be involved. We report a case of overinfection by P. brasiliensis in chronic gouty arthritis affecting the proximal phalanx of the right hallux. The patient required proximal amputation and long-term antifungal therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bb8ca52659d4045ad4e81382fc87f1a2025-08-20T03:55:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/128103128103Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal ArthritisF. Bonilla-Abadía0J. D. Vélez1L. C. Zárate-Correa2E. Carrascal3N. Guarín4C. R. Castañeda-Ramírez5C. A. Cañas6Rheumatology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, ICESI University, Cali, ColombiaInfectious Diseases Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, ColombiaInternal Medicine Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili-CES University, Cali, ColombiaPathology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili-ICESI University and Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad del Valle, Cali, ColombiaPathology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili-ICESI University, Cali, ColombiaMedical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili-ICESI University and Universidad del Valle, Cali, ColombiaRheumatology Unit, Fundación Valle del Lili, ICESI University, Cali, ColombiaParacoccidioidomycosis is an endemic South American systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (P. brasiliensis). The main clinical form of disease is pulmonary, but all organs may be involved. We report a case of overinfection by P. brasiliensis in chronic gouty arthritis affecting the proximal phalanx of the right hallux. The patient required proximal amputation and long-term antifungal therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/128103 |
| spellingShingle | F. Bonilla-Abadía J. D. Vélez L. C. Zárate-Correa E. Carrascal N. Guarín C. R. Castañeda-Ramírez C. A. Cañas Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis |
| title_full | Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis |
| title_fullStr | Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis |
| title_short | Overinfection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Gouty Crystal Arthritis |
| title_sort | overinfection by paracoccidioides brasiliensis in gouty crystal arthritis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/128103 |
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