title: [Pulmonary mycosis caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis: dangerous confusion with sarcoidosis].
abstract: We present the case of a patient from South America with a lung disease that was initially diagnosed as sarcoidosis and treated with corticoids. Despite an initial improvement, the patient worsened gradually until his condition was finally attributed to paracoccidioidomycosis. This systemic mycosis has features in common with sarcoidosis, but the treatment differs drastically because corticoids can place the patient's life at risk.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Diagnóstico por la Imagen, Hospital General de l'Hospitalet, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. 29232mpr@comb.cat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pujol-Riqué
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alonso-Tarrés
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cañete
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*