The authors report the first six cases of disseminated histoplasmosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) seen at the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, from 1987 to 1989, with emphasis on dermatological clinical manifestations, nasal mucosa lesions and treatment. The mycosis was the first manifestation of AIDS in four patients. It is concluded that biopsies of the lesions for histopathologic study and fungal culture are important for diagnosis.

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Até o presente m om ento são conhecidos dois distintos lentivírus causadores da síndrome da im unodeficiência adquirida (SIDA/AIDS), o vírus da im unodeficiência humana tipo 1 (HIV