title: Thoracic intraspinal Paracoccidioidomycosis. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Ciências Neurológicas, Hospital das Nações, Curitiba, Brasil.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Arruda
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hunhevicz
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Tsubouchi
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: 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