title: Abdominal alterations in disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis: computed tomography findings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the incidence and spectrum of abdominal computed tomography imaging findings in patients with paracoccidioidomycosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of abdominal computed tomography images of 26 patients with disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Abnormal abdominal tomographic findings were observed in 18 patients (69.2%), while no significant finding was observed in the other 8 (30.8%) patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Computed tomography has demonstrated to play a relevant role in the screening and detection of abdominal abnormalities in patients with disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Titular Members of Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), MDs, Radiologists, Unit of Computed Tomography - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marli Batista Fernandes
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Vermelho
authors.affiliation: Titular Members of Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), MDs, Radiologists, Unit of Computed Tomography - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ademir Silva
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.affiliation: Titular Members of Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), MDs, Radiologists, Unit of Computed Tomography - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tânia Cibele de Almeida
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Michailowsky
authors.affiliation: Titular Members of Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem (CBR), MDs, Radiologists, Unit of Computed Tomography - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elizete Kazumi Kuniyoshi
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Suzart
authors.affiliation: MD, Resident in Infectology at Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Santos
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ibanês
authors.affiliation: Master, Technical Director, Division of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lanamar Aparecida
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: PhD, MD, Infectologist, Division of Deep Mycoses - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Zarifa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.affiliation: Post-doctoral Scholar, MD, Radiologist at Unit of Computed Tomography - Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas (IIER), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mário Flores
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Barba
keywords: Abdominal computed tomography; Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioidomycosis