title: Bony involvement in paracoccidioidomycosis.
abstract: We report a rare case of bony involvement by paracoccidioidomycosis in a 4-year-old boy. Extremity radiographs show a diffuse permeative pattern of metaphyseal bony destruction. Although these findings are nonspecific, they may suggest the disease in an appropriate clinical setting. Definitive diagnosis, however, depends upon detection of Paracoccidioides braziliensis on laboratory analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Doria
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography