Intestinal paracoccidioidomycosis simulating colon cancer Paracoccidioidomicose intestinal simulando câncer de cólon

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. Relatamo...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Rubens Chojniak, René Aloisio da Costa Vieira, Ademar Lopes, Joaquim Costa Altenfender Silva, Carlos Eduardo Godoy
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2000
Subjects:
Paracoccidioidomicose
Câncer colônico
Tomografia computadorizada
Calcificações intralesionais
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Colonic cancer
Computed tomography
Intra-lesional calcifications
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822000000300010
https://doaj.org/article/34d2fcd0b57740bb9f465d78a48121e3
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Summary: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. Relatamos um caso de envolvimento intestinal pela Paracoccidioidomicose, em paciente considerado como portador de câncer. O diagnóstico desta micose deve ser considerado na presença de massa abdominal associada a calcificações intralesionais ao raio X. A tomografia amplia os achados.

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