Paracoccidioidomycosis manifesting as oral lesions: clinical, cytological and serological investigation
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1994-02-01
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Sposto, M. R.
Mendes-Giannini, Maria José Soares
Moraes, R. A.
Branco, F. C.
Scully, C.
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Wiley-Blackwell
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Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) is a systemic mycosis which can be associated with oral lesions. This study on a group of 14 patients showed oral lesions mainly on the gingival or alveolar mucosa, with pulmonary involvement detectable on chest radiography in most. Microscopic detection of the fungus on a direct smear showed positive results in all 14 patients. Serological investigations including immunodiffusion, counterimmunoelectrophoresis and immunoblot were also positive in 100% of cases. The results suggest that direct smear together with serology may obviate the need for lesional biopsy for the diagnosis of oral paracoccidioidomycosis.
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BLASTOMYCOSIS, MYCOSES, ORAL LESIONS, PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, SERODIAGNOSIS
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Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 23, n. 2, p. 85-87, 1994.