Neuroparacoccidiodomycosis

Pathology

• This is caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
• It is a thermodymorphic fungus
• It is endemic in Latin America
• It is usually acquired from the soil
• The infection is usually a reactivation
• The lungs are involved in >80% of cases

References

1. Gomes Carvalho Neto E, Coletto A, Biazus PG, Pereira Dos Santos I, Rieder CRM, de Castro Ribeiro M. Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2018; 6:e519. 
2. Carvalho de Medeiros F, Curcio de Moraes A, Buzelin Nunes M, Dellaretti M. Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis mimicking brain tumor in an immunocompetent patient. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2018; 174:268-271. 
3. Alves GR, Lauda Filho JD, Haygert CJ. Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2011; 44:654.
4. de Almeida SM, Queiroz-Telles F, Teive HA, Ribeiro CE, Werneck LC. Central nervous system paracoccidioidomycosis: clinical features and laboratorial findings. J Infect 2004; 48:193-198.
5. Reis F, Collier PP, Souza TF, et al. Neuroparacoccidioidomycosis (NPCM): magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Mycopathologia 2013; 175:181-186.
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