Resultado tardio da infecção isolada no quadril por Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Abstract

Infecções causadas pelo Paracoccidioides brasiliensis são sempre um desafio diagnostico mesmo em áreas endêmicas, devidas as suas múltiplas apresentações clinicas e órgãos envolvidos. Este artigo descreve a evolução do único caso descrito na literatura no qual a doença acometeu apenas um quadril.

Paracoccidioidomycosis in the spine: case report and review of the literature

“…This is generally associated with lung infection that spreads to bones through lympho-hematogenous dissemination. 4,7,[10][11][12][13] Chest wall bones are the ones most affected by the disease, including ribs, sternum, scapula and acromion. 13 Spinal involvement is rare.…”

“…17 In this study, the patient presented the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the disease, which included: male gender, farm laborer in an endemic area and age over 40 years. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][17][18][19] The patient needed to have become infected during his second decade of life, when he worked in the fields for 10 years in an After 36 months, the patient was seen to be clinically asymptomatic, and his blood inflammatory markers were within the normal range. These parameters are considered to be the most important healing criteria.…”