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[Colon Paracoccidioidomycosis in a hospital from Lima - Peru: report of 4 cases]
Christian Alcántara Figueroa1, Rosa Verástegui2, Meylin Aphang Lam2
1Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza. Lima, Perú.
Abstract:
Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most prevalent mycosis in South America. Mucocutaneous and lymph node involvement is the most frequent affectation of this disease in our country, with the intestinal commitment rarely reported. We report 4 cases of colonic manifestation with abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, and weight loss. The diagnosis was made with biopsy and Gomori stain. The average age was 29 years old. The colonoscopy showed many ulcers in the ileum distal and colon. We found VIH as comorbidity in one patient.
