A CASE REPORT OF INTRASPINAL PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS
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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| Formato: | Digital revista |
| Idioma: | English |
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Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
1998
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