Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis

Joint Authors

Prochazka, Ricardo A.
Piscoya, Alejandro
Tagle, Martin
Pinto, José L.
Cok, Jaime
Bravo, Eduar A.
de los Rios, Raúl E.
Huerta-Mercado, Jorge L.
Zegarra, Arturo J.

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-08-07

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are dimorphic fungi that cause systemic mycosis mostly in tropical South America and some areas of North America.

Gastrointestinal involvement is not uncommon among these fungal diseases, but coinfection has not previously been reported.

We report a patient with chronic diarrhea and pancolitis caused by paracoccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Bravo, Eduar A.& Zegarra, Arturo J.& Piscoya, Alejandro& Pinto, José L.& de los Rios, Raúl E.& Prochazka, Ricardo A.…[et al.]. 2011. Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511614

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Bravo, Eduar A.…[et al.]. Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511614

American Medical Association (AMA)

Bravo, Eduar A.& Zegarra, Arturo J.& Piscoya, Alejandro& Pinto, José L.& de los Rios, Raúl E.& Prochazka, Ricardo A.…[et al.]. Dimorphic Fungal Coinfection as a Cause of Chronic Diarrhea and Pancolitis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511614

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-511614