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viral
(herpes simplex), fungal (cryptococcosis and paracoccidioidomycosis), parasitic
helminth infestation (ascaridiasis, taeniasis and strongyloidiasis) and by
protozoa (isosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis). Note rare meeting of these two
protozoa at autopsy, although they are common pathogens in HIV positive
patients. Vital Nutra This fact is probably due to autolysis that occurs in the digestive
system in autopsy material, making it difficult to notice parasites infecting
mucosal surface, as also happens and H. pylori infection, a difficulty reported
by other authors in autopsy studies5,11. Leishmania was not noted in this
study. The two infectious agents that could be misdiagnosed as Leishmania were
Toxoplasma gondii and Histoplasma capsulatum. Both these agents were confirmed
by special techniques: immunohistochemistry for Toxoplasma gondii and Grocott
stain for Histoplasma capsulatum. Moreover, Uberaba is not an endemic area for
leishmaniasis, which occurs as an endemic disease in other regions