Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancer

We report a case of intestinal involvement of Paracoccidioidomycosis, in a patient considered to have colonic cancer. The diagnosis of this mycosis should be considered when an abdominal mass associated with intra-lesional calcifications on X-ray is observed. CT scans increase the findings.

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Main Authors: Chojniak,Rubens, Vieira,René Aloisio da Costa, Lopes,Ademar, Silva,Joaquim Costa Altenfender, Godoy,Carlos Eduardo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2000
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000300010
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spelling oai:scielo:S0037-868220000003000102000-08-22Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancerChojniak,RubensVieira,René Aloisio da CostaLopes,AdemarSilva,Joaquim Costa AltenfenderGodoy,Carlos Eduardo Paracoccidioidomycosis Colonic cancer Computed tomography Intra-lesional calcifications We report a case of intestinal involvement of Paracoccidioidomycosis, in a patient considered to have colonic cancer. The diagnosis of this mycosis should be considered when an abdominal mass associated with intra-lesional calcifications on X-ray is observed. CT scans increase the findings.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.33 n.3 20002000-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822000000300010en10.1590/S0037-86822000000300010
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Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancer
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title Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancer
title_short Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancer
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title_full_unstemmed Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancer
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description We report a case of intestinal involvement of Paracoccidioidomycosis, in a patient considered to have colonic cancer. The diagnosis of this mycosis should be considered when an abdominal mass associated with intra-lesional calcifications on X-ray is observed. CT scans increase the findings.
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