PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IN A RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT
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Paracoccidioidomycosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
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.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201658012