Thoracic intraspinal Paracoccidioidomycosis. Case report.

Autor: Pacheco RA; Unidade de Ciências Neurológicas, Hospital das Nações, Curitiba, Brasil., Arruda WO, Hunhevicz SC, Tsubouchi MH, Torres LF
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria [Arq Neuropsiquiatr] 1996 Sep; Vol. 54 (3), pp. 474-8.
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000300018
Abstrakt: Intramedullary lesions caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis have been rarely described. Its diagnosis may be challenging and surgical approach is indicated for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We hereby report a case with MRI and surgical findings in a 45 year-old woman with intramedullary paracoccidioidomycosis, and make a review of other cases presented in the literature.
Databáze: MEDLINE