Fungal infections of the mucous membrane
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2010-05-01
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Marques, Silvio Alencar [UNESP]
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Wiley-Blackwell
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A clinical review of three potentially severe fungal diseases, which are characterized in many cases by mucosal involvement, is presented. They are paracoccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and mucormycosis. Mucosal involvement for paracoccidioidomycosis and rhinocerebral mucormycosis is frequent. Thus, oral involvement may provide early clue for diagnosis. In paracoccidioidomycosis, the mucosal lesion classically shows superficial ulcers with granular appearance and hemorrhagic points, usually on lips, palate, and jugal mucosa. In mucormycosis, necrosis of the palate followed for purulent discharge is a hallmark of rhinocerebral disease. Treatment with amphotericin B desoxycholate or the new second-generation triazoles is highly efficacious.
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fungal infections, histoplasmosis, mucormycosis, mucous membrane, paracoccidioidomycosis, treatment
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Dermatologic Therapy. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 23, n. 3, p. 243-250, 2010.