Duarte A L, Baruffa G, Terra H B, Renck D V, de Moura D, Petrucci C
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Pelotas, RS.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 1999 Jul-Aug;32(4):439-42. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86821999000400015.
A clinical case of a patient bearing systemic paracoccidioidomycosis with regional ganglionic and oral exposure and later pulmonary involvement is presented. The patient was treated with specific drugs (amphotericin B, itraconazole, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim) and followed throughout a 6-year period and eventually died showing an extensive involvement of the central nervous system.