Central nervous system paracoccidioidomycosis: case report and review. 2004

Antonio G Tristano, and María Eugenia Chollet, and María Willson, and Julián Perez, and Marcos Troccoli
Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital, Caracas, Venezuela. mjtristano@cantv.net

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by a dimorphic fungus (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis). The most common lesions frequently occur in the bucopharinx mucosa. Other lesions occur in the adrenal glands, liver, bone, gastrointestinal tract, lungs and nervous system. We report here a case of neuroparacoccidioidomycosis. The patient was a 49 year-old male, who consulted due to neurological symptoms (cephalalgia, speech difficulty and one tonic clonic seizure with urinary incontinence) of eight months duration. Upon physical examination it was observed an emaciated male with nail clubbing, a skin ulcer with raised edges and a crusted bottom of 4 x 2 cm in diameter located in the right supraclavicular region and an ulcerated lesion in the left tonsil with edema. The rest of the physical examination reveled a discrete left side hemiparesis and pulmonary rales in the left hemitorax. The fungus was identified through direct examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The histopathology of suprarenal, lungs, brain and skin showed multiple paracoccidioidal granulomas. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third case reported in the literature. We review the literature on the pathogenesis and prevalence of neuroparacoccidioidomycosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010229 Paracoccidioidomycosis A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs. It is caused most often by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. It is also called paracoccidioidal granuloma. Blastomyces brasiliensis Infections,Blastomycosis, South American,Paracoccidioides Infection,Paracoccidioides Infections,Paracoccidioidomycoses,Blastomyces brasiliensis Infection,Paracoccidioidal Granuloma,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infection,Granuloma, Paracoccidioidal,Infection, Blastomyces brasiliensis,Infection, Paracoccidioides,Infection, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Infections, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis,Paracoccidioidal Granulomas,Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Infections,Paracoccidioidomycose,South American Blastomycosis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D020314 Central Nervous System Fungal Infections MYCOSES of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges which may result in ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MYELITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; and EPIDURAL ABSCESS. Certain types of fungi may produce disease in immunologically normal hosts, while others are classified as opportunistic pathogens, causing illness primarily in immunocompromised individuals (e.g., ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME). CNS Fungal Infections,Fungal Infections, Central Nervous System,Mycoses, Central Nervous System,Central Nervous System Mycoses,Infections, Fungal, Central Nervous System,CNS Fungal Infection,Fungal Infection, CNS,Fungal Infections, CNS,Infection, CNS Fungal,Infections, CNS Fungal

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