Imaging Contribution for the Diagnosis of Disseminated Paracoccidioidomycosis
A 65-year-old man presented with amnesia and aphasia for 1 year. Neurological examination revealed reduced strength and sensitivity in the right arm and leg. During hospital admission the patient also reported 38.5 °C fever, dyspnea and cough, associated with cervical lymph node enlargement. Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an abscess in the left parietal lobe (Fig. 1). Chest computed tomography (CT) showed diffuse ground-glass opacities and areas of reversed halo sign in both lungs, as well as expansive lesions in the adrenal glands and cervical lymph node enlargements (Fig.
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rafaela Queiroz de Morais, Marcela Frott é Bopp Salomon, Weydler Campos Hottz Corbiceiro, Alessandro Severo Alves de Melo, Diogo Goulart Corrêa Tags: Medical Imagery Source Type: research