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A CASE REPORT OF INTRASPINAL PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS

1998; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 40; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0036-46651998000300014

ISSN

1678-9946

Autores

Antônio Carlos Francesconi do Valle, M. Skacel, Regina Lana Braga Costa, Carlos Telles Ribeiro, Nádia Montagna, Luiz Celso Hygino da Cruz,

Tópico(s)

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

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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