Purpose: Clinicopathological report of three cases of multifocal paracoccidioidomycosis involving the lid and in two of them also the conjunctiva. Methods: Review of clinical charts and of histopathologic sections obtained by biopsy. Results: The histopathologic study of the three cases showed inflammatory reaction of the granulomatous type. A special staining technique (Grocott) revealed the presence of the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Conclusion: It is important to include paracoccidioidomycosis in the differential diagnosis of tumoral lesions occurring in the eyelids.
Paracoccidioidomycosis; Eyelid diseases; Differential diagnosis; Eyelids; Conjunctiva; Case report
