Bone involvement in paracoccidioidomycosis

Abstract

FIGURE 1: (A): erythematous pustular lesion on the lateral aspect of the elbow. (B-D): computed tomography showing multiple well-delimited osteolytic lesions without a sclerotic halo (arrows) affecting the left ulna, metacarpals, and phalanges (B-D), with no evidence of periosteal reaction. OPEN ACCESS https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Involvement of bone in disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis

“…The most commonly affected sites are the chest bones (i.e., the ribs, sternum, clavicle, and scapula), as observed in our case. Bone lesions in PCM are usually osteolytic, with no sclerotic rim or periosteal reaction [1][2][3] . Although nonspecific, the imaging results of osseous lesions suggest PCM infection in appropriate clinical and epidemiological settings.…”