Ocular paracoccidioidomycosis in the  Western Amazon: a case report

Authors

  • Sebastião Afonso Viana Macedo Neves [1]. Universidade de Brasília, Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Graduação em Medicina, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. [2]. Hospital das Clinicas de Rio Branco, em Rio Branco, Acre.
  • Natália Pimentel Moreno [1]. Universidade de Brasília, Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Graduação em Medicina, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. [2]. Hospital das Clinicas de Rio Branco, em Rio Branco, Acre.
  • Rogério Ferraz Baquette cLaboratório DNA, Hospital das Clinicas de Rio Branco, em Rio Branco, Acre.
  • Jesiane Rocha da Silva Maia aUniversidade de Brasília, Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Graduação em Medicina, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. dPrograma de Clínica Médica em Hospital das Clinicas de Rio Branco, em Rio Branco Acre.
  • Danielly Moreira Gonçalves aUniversidade de Brasília, Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Graduação em Medicina, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. bHospital das Clinicas de Rio Branco, em Rio Branco, Acre.
  • Irenilce Souza de Matos aUniversidade de Brasília, Universidade Federal do Acre, Programa de Graduação em Medicina, Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. bHospital das Clinicas de Rio Branco, em Rio Branco, Acre
  • Amaro Nunes Duarte Neto eHospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Patologia, da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36311/jhgd.v34.16335

Keywords:

Palpebral, Paracoccidioides ocular, Amazon mycosis

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), a systemic mycosis related to agricultural activities, is prevalent in Brazil. Its insidious evolution can have serious consequences when not diagnosed and treated early. This endemic disease affects several organs, but ocular lesions are uncommon. A bibliographic search on Scielo and Medline found very few confirmed cases. This report relates the case of a 58-year-old male patient with an ulcerated and secreting lesion on the eyelid and blurred vision. He is a resident of a rural area in the municipality of Bujari, Acre, in the Brazilian Amazon.

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2024-07-31

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Vol. 34 No. 2 (2024)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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