Thoracic intraspinal Paracoccidioidomycosis. Case report.
Intramedullary lesions caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis have been rarely described. Its diagnosis may be challenging and surgical approach is indicated for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We hereby report a case with MRI and surgical findings in a 45 year-old woman with intramedullary paracoccidioidomycosis, and make a review of other cases presented in the literature.
Pacheco
R A
RA
Unidade de Ciências Neurológicas, Hospital das Nações, Curitiba, Brasil.
Arruda
W O
WO
Hunhevicz
S C
SC
Tsubouchi
M H
MH
Torres
L F
LF
D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery