PMID- 28895099 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180720 LR - 20201209 IS - 1538-2443 (Electronic) IS - 1355-0284 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 6 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Neurological and multiple organ involvement due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and HIV co-infection diagnosed at autopsy. PG - 913-918 LID - 10.1007/s13365-017-0577-1 [doi] AB - Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, is the most prevalent systemic mycosis among immunocompetent patients in Latin America; it is rare in immunocompromised patients. The estimated frequency of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in the HIV/PCM population was 2.5%. We report a case of HIV/P. brasiliensis co-infection, with neurological (NPCM) and multiple organ involvement, indicating a diagnosis of AIDS. PCM diagnosis was established during the autopsy. This is the first described case of HIV/P. brasiliensis co-infection with CNS involvement diagnosed at autopsy. In conclusion, the diagnosis of NPCM is challenging, and it must be considered in the differential diagnosis in HIV-positive patients who reside in or have visited areas in which the condition is endemic and who present with neurological symptoms. FAU - de Almeida, Sergio Monteiro AU - de Almeida SM AD - Medical Pathology Department, Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. sergio.ma@ufpr.br. AD - Virology Laboratory, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. sergio.ma@ufpr.br. AD - Faculdades Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. sergio.ma@ufpr.br. AD - Instituto de Pesquisa Pele Pequeno Principe, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. sergio.ma@ufpr.br. AD - Hospital de Clinicas-UFPR, Secao de Virologia, Setor Analises Clinicas, Rua Padre Camargo, 280, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. sergio.ma@ufpr.br. FAU - Roza, Thiago H AU - Roza TH AD - Medical Pathology Department, Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Salvador, Gabriel L O AU - Salvador GLO AD - Medical Pathology Department, Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Franca, Joao C B AU - Franca JCB AD - Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Vidal, Luine Rosele Renaud AU - Vidal LRR AD - Virology Laboratory, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Nogueira, Meri Bordignon AU - Nogueira MB AD - Virology Laboratory, Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Oliva, Lubomira Veronica AU - Oliva LV AD - Medical Pathology Department, Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - Torres, Luis Fernando Bleggi AU - Torres LFB AD - Medical Pathology Department, Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. FAU - de Noronha, Lucia Helena AU - de Noronha LH AD - Medical Pathology Department, Medicine School, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. AD - Laboratorio de Patologia Experimental, Escola de Medicina- Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170911 PL - United States TA - J Neurovirol JT - Journal of neurovirology JID - 9508123 SB - IM MH - Acute Kidney Injury/*diagnosis/immunology/microbiology/virology MH - Adult MH - Autopsy MH - Brazil MH - Central Nervous System/immunology/microbiology/*pathology/virology MH - Coinfection MH - Diagnosis, Differential MH - Fatal Outcome MH - HIV Infections/*diagnosis/immunology/pathology/virology MH - HIV-1/immunology/isolation & purification/pathogenicity MH - Humans MH - *Immunocompromised Host MH - Male MH - Paracoccidioides/immunology/isolation & purification/pathogenicity MH - Paracoccidioidomycosis/*diagnosis/immunology/microbiology/pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Central nervous system OT - Co-infection OT - HIV OT - Neuro-paracoccidioidomycosis OT - Paracoccidioides brasiliensis OT - Paracoccidioidomycosis EDAT- 2017/09/13 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/22 06:00 CRDT- 2017/09/13 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/08/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/08/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/09/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/13 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s13365-017-0577-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s13365-017-0577-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurovirol. 2017 Dec;23(6):913-918. doi: 10.1007/s13365-017-0577-1. Epub 2017 Sep 11.