Prostatic involvement in disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis: An unusual presentation mimicking malignant neoplasm.
Mycoses
Neoplasm
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paracoccidiomycosis
Prostate cancer
Journal
Medical mycology case reports
ISSN: 2211-7539
Titre abrégé: Med Mycol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101598259
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
18
02
2020
revised:
20
04
2020
accepted:
21
04
2020
entrez:
20
5
2020
pubmed:
20
5
2020
medline:
20
5
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a granulomatous fungal infection, endemic to Latin America, which has great economic impact. Prostatic involvement is rare and can simulate other conditions, which poses a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. This article describes the report of a case of disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with prostatic involvement, initially confused with prostatic adenocarcinoma. We hope to contribute to the knowledge of this presentation as a differential diagnosis and reinforce the importance of thorough clinical investigation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32426216
doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.04.006
pii: S2211-7539(20)30028-2
pmc: PMC7225591
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
46-48Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest.
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