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Paracoccidioidomycosis in a renal transplant recipient
M A Shikanai-Yasuda1, M I Duarte, D F Nunes
1Depto. de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias da FMUSP, Brazil.
Abstract:
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection rarely described in immunodeficient patients. We report a severe case of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis in a renal transplant recipient and demonstrate deficiencies of in vitro lymphocytic transformation assays, skin hypersensitivity tests, as well as low levels of antibodies to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.