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Case Reports
. 1979 Oct;20(10):896-9.
doi: 10.1136/gut.20.10.896.

Blastomycosis of the colon resembling clinically ulcerative colitis

F J Penna
Case Reports

Blastomycosis of the colon resembling clinically ulcerative colitis

F J Penna. Gut. 1979 Oct.

Abstract

An 8 year old Brazilian girl had an infection, apparently confined to the large intestine, with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. The symptoms were diarrhoea with fresh blood and mucus, severe malnutrition, and a spastic and ulcerated colon. She is making good progress on co-trimoxazole.

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