A CASE REPORT OF INTRASPINAL PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS


Autoria(s): Valle,Antonio Carlos Francesconi do; Skacel,Michael; Costa,Regina Lana Braga; Ribeiro,Carlos Telles; Montagna,Nadia A. de Arantes; Cruz,Luiz Celso Hygino da
Data(s)

01/05/1998

Resumo

The authors report a case of paraplegia caused by a lumbar intraspinal paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) granuloma. Clinical neurological diagnosis of a compressive spinal cord lesion was confirmed by spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Patient was submitted to surgery with total excision of the lesion. Histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of PCM. Patient is on sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim combined with fluconazole and is experiencing positive neurological recovery.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651998000300014

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Instituto de Medicina Tropical

Fonte

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo v.40 n.3 1998

Palavras-Chave #Paracoccidioidomycosis #Spinal cord #Treatment
Tipo

journal article