title: [Medullary paracoccidioidomycosis: report of a case].
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis of the central nervous system presents either as meningeal or pseudotumoral lesions. Although occurring more frequently in the brain and meninges, they can occasionally involve the spinal cord. A case of paracoccidioidomycosis in the cervical spinal cord is reported in this paper. Difficulties in establishing the etiologic diagnosis, the importance of radiologic examination of the thorax, and the treatment of the patient are commented. In an extensive review of the literature on the subject, only three other cases have been found, which are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Santo Antonio, Nova Friburgo.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Paracoccidioidomicose medular: relato de um caso.