Granulomatous mastitis due to coinfection with
Histoplasma sp. and
Paracoccidioides sp.: A case report.
Med Mycol Case Rep 2020;
27:52-54. [PMID:
31993319 PMCID:
PMC6976907 DOI:
10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.01.006]
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Abstract
A 51 years old female patient with granulomatous mastitis diagnosis, was referred to the Medical Mycology Department “Dr. Dante Borelli” at the Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela (IMT-UCV). Mycological diagnosis demonstrated the presence of intracellular yeast structures suggesting Histoplasma sp. and also multi-budding structures compatible with Paracoccidioides sp. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a granulomatous mastitits due to coinfection of both fungi. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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