GRANULOMATUSE MASTITIS DUE TO COINFECTION WITH Histoplasma sp. and Paracoccidioides sp.: A CASE REPORT

Publication date: Available online 16 January 2020Source: Medical Mycology Case ReportsAuthor(s): Rommie Merino-Alado, Jacinto Pineda, Juan Hernandez Rasquin, Maria Eugenia Landaeta, Sofía Mata-EssayagABSTRACTA 51 years old female patient with granulomatous mastitis diagnosis, was referred to the Medical Mycology Department “Dr. Dante Borelli” at the Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela (IMT-UCV). Mycological diagnosis demonstrated the presence of intracellular yeast structures suggesting Histoplasma sp. and also multi-budding structures compatible with Paracoccidioides sp. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a granulomatous mastitits due to coinfection of both fungi. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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