[Multiple brain histoplasmomas: autopsy study of a case].
Report of the case of a 28-years-old black woman who developed changes in behavior followed by neurological alterations. The CT scans of the brain revealed multiple calcified granulomas. The patient died and the autopsy showed granulomatous lesions with central caseation in the brain. Microscopical examination disclosed numerous Histoplasma capsulatum. This is the first case of histoplasmoma of the brain described in Brazil.
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Histoplasmomas encefálicos múltiplos. Estudo autópsico de um caso.