title: [Pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report with high-resolution computed tomography findings].
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis which is endemic in rural areas of Latin America, an important European source of immigrants and a growing European touristic destination as well, with most cases occurring in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia. The authors report a case of a 43 year old man who previously worked in Venezuela and is living in Portugal for 8 years, presenting with a single cutaneous lesion. Despite the absence of valuable respiratory complaints, severe lung damage was found with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Biopsy of the cutaneous lesion and mycologic sputum examination were performed revealing Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Radiologia, Hospital Central do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal. mncarmas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruivo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods