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Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis: differential diagnosis of prostate cancer

2009; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 104; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0074-02762009000100005

ISSN

1678-8060

Autores

Daniel Lima Lopes, Stanley de Almeida Araújo, João Paulo Lemos da Silveira Santos, Ana Cláudia Lyon, Diogo Vieira Dantas, Bernardo Sgarbi Reis, Alfredo M. Góes, Ênio Roberto Pietra Pedroso,

Tópico(s)

Nail Diseases and Treatments

Resumo

Symptomatic prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a very rare condition; however, it may express as a typical benign prostatic hyperplasia or a simulating prostatic adenocarcinoma. This case report presents PCM mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this paper is to call the general physician's attention to this important differential diagnosis.

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