Chronic Paracoccidioidomycosis with adrenal involvement mimicking tuberculosis - A case report from Austria

Gernot Wagner, Deddo Moertl, Axel Eckhardt, Ulrich Sagel, Friedrich Wrba, Karl Dam, Birgit Willinger

Publikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift (peer-reviewed)Fallstudie

9 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis and endemic in certain areas of Central and South America. We report a case of a 62-year-old-man with a complex history of tuberculosis and imaging findings of a cerebral lesion and bilateral adrenal enlargement. Biopsy of adrenal gland revealed Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. This case highlights the importance of travel history for diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis in non-endemic areas and emphasizes the clinical and histopathological similarities with tuberculosis.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)12-16
Seitenumfang5
FachzeitschriftMedical Mycology Case Reports
Jahrgang14
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 01 Dez. 2016

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

  • Mikrobiologie
  • Infektionskrankheiten

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