Begin  The Authors
 Introduction

Tropical Diseases:

I Leishmaniasis
II Paracoccidioidomycosis
III Blastomycocis
IV Chromoblastomycosis
V Lepra
VI Sporotrichosis
VII Histoplasmosis
VIII Rhinosporidiosis
IX Mycetomas
X Rhinoscleroma
XI Chagasdisease
XII Actinomycosis
XIII Mucormycosis
XIV Amoebiasis
XV Protothecosis
XVI Lobomycosis
XVII Phaeohyphomycosis
XVIII Pruritus actinicus
XIX Bite of snake
XX Coccidioidomycosis

 List of cases

 References
 Contact

II. Paracoccidioidomycosis

Case 17. Paracoccidioidomycosis / Malignant lymphoma

View Thumbnails

Fig. 17-A3

Previus

Fig. 17-A3
Fig. 17-A3: Paracoccidioidomycosis

The Grocott stain shows the multiple budding of the yeast cells of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. This so called "steering wheel" form of fungal cells in tissues occurs very exceptionally in other mycoses and allows diagnosis of this fungal infection. Magnification 1000 X.

Next


| español | english | deutsch |


Facultad de Medicina
Universidad de Los Andes
Merida - Venezuela