Oliveira Ederson Valei Lopes de, Almeida Margarete Teresa Gottardo de, Turatti Aline, Gomes Ciro Martins, Roselino Ana Maria
Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.
An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Apr;91(2):243-4. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164061.
Distinct cases of Paracoccidioidomycosis and Cryptococcosis with atypical and localized skin manifestation on the upper limbs of two elderly patients are reported. In the 2nd one, he presented asymptomatic pulmonary cancer; the blood tests for fungal infection were negative, and the etiologic agents were seen in skin biopsy samples. This report emphasizes the importance of the differential diagnosis of infectious diseases in elderly patients.
报告了两例老年患者上肢出现非典型局部皮肤表现的副球孢子菌病和隐球菌病。第二例患者患有无症状性肺癌;真菌感染的血液检测呈阴性,在皮肤活检样本中发现了病原体。本报告强调了老年患者感染性疾病鉴别诊断的重要性。