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

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.12.002

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

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12-16
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.12.002
Publication status	Published - 01 Dec 2016

Keywords

Bilateral adrenal enlargement
Endemic systemic mycosis
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Tuberculosis

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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