Author(s)

Giovanna Lima Vaz¹, Lívia Cristina de Melo Pino¹, Aline Gabriela Santos Costa¹, Ibrahim Yahia El Somailli¹, João Roberto Resende Fernandes¹, Elayne Christina Meireles Martins¹, Daniel Cohen Goldemberg², Aline Hellen da Silva Camacho², Rhanna Neves Cirqueira³, Daniel Almeida da Costa¹

¹College of Medicine of Valença—FAA/Cesva, Valença, Brazil.
²National Cancer Institute—INCA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
³Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte-UNIBH, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Paracoccidioidomycosis is the most prevalent systemic mycosis in Latin America. It is a fungal infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. This microorganism can penetrate the human body through direct contact and can cause intense lymphadenopathy, ulcerated lesions in the oral cavity and in the skin among other alterations. In this study, we report a case of paracoccidioidomycosis with unusual clinical presentation, as it manifested in the female sex and although it did not present any relevant complaints of respiratory focus, it presented a single ulcerated lesion in the buccal mucosa. A biopsy of the lesion and a mycological examination revealed Paracoccidioidesbrasiliensis infection.

Paracoccidioidomycosis, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Endemic Mycosis

Vaz, G. , de Melo Pino, L. , Costa, A. , El Somailli, I. , Fernandes, J. , Martins, E. , Goldemberg, D. , da Silva Camacho, A. , Cirqueira, R. and da Costa, D. (2017) Ulcerated Lesion in Buccal Mucosa in a Patient with Paracoccidioidomycosis—Case Report. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 5, 44-50. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2017.510005.