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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug 10;14(8):e0008559.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008559. eCollection 2020 Aug.

COVID-19 and acute juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis coinfection

Priscila Marques de Macedo  1 , Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas  1 , Andrea Gina Varon  1 , Cristiane da Cruz Lamas  1 , Livia Cristina Fonseca Ferreira  1 , Andrea d'Avila Freitas  1 , Marcel Treptow Ferreira  1 , Estevão Portela Nunes  1 , Marilda Mendonça Siqueira  2 , Valdiléa G Veloso  1 , Antonio Carlos Francesconi do Valle  1
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Case Reports

COVID-19 and acute juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis coinfection

Priscila Marques de Macedo et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Ulcerated skin lesions covered by crusts on the patient’s face and scalp.
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Fig 2
Computerized tomography images showing (A) pleural and pericardial effusion, right pulmonary consolidation; (B) hepatosplenomegaly; (C) liquefaction of peritoneal lymph nodes (black arrow); and (D) ascites and liquefaction of inguinal lymph nodes (black arrow).
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Fig 3
Chest radiographies presenting (A) right basal consolidation, pleural effusion (admission), (B) bilateral pleural effusion (day 21), and (C) extensive bilateral interstitial infiltrate with diffuse areas of consolidation (day 26).
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