title: Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with a single brainstem lesion. A case report and literature review.
abstract: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic disease endemic to subtropical areas in Central and South America caused by a dimorphic fungus known as Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Central nervous system involvement is a severe complication of the systemic disease, and has been found in approximately 13% of patients. This paper describes the case of a patient whose computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging showed a single tumor-like lesion in the brainstem. Histopathological and mycological examinations of stereotactic biopsy smears showed the characteristic yeast cells that confirmed the diagnosis of neuroparacoccidioidomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS, "F. J. Muñiz" Infectious Diseases Hospital; Buenos Aires, Argentina - marcelocorti@fibertel.com.ar.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trione
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Risso
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Villafañe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yampolsky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Negroni