An unusual presentation of paracoccidioidomycosis in an AIDS patient: a case report.
A case of paracoccidioidomycosis presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodular lesion in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is presented. This case illustrates that restricted lung lesions can also be found and diagnosed in immunodeficient patients.
dos Santos
J W
JW
Pulmonary Disease Service, Hospital of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. jwell@husm.ufsm.br
Costa
J M
JM
Cechella
M
M
Michel
G T
GT
de Figueiredo
C W
CW
Londero
A T
AT
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010228:Paracoccidioides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography