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.
Pulmonary Disease Service, Hospital of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. jwell@husm.ufsm.br
J W
JW
dos Santos
J M
JM
Costa
M
M
Cechella
G T
GT
Michel
C W
CW
de Figueiredo
A T
AT
Londero
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