Author(s): Armas, Mónica ; Ruivo, C ; Alves, R ; Gonçalves, M ; Teixeira, L
Date: 2012
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/31094
Origin: Serviço de Saúde da Região Autónoma da Madeira, E.P.E.
Subject(s): Adult; Humans; Lung Diseases, Fungal; Male; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Madeira Island; Portugal
Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic mycosis which is endemic in rural areas of Latin America, an important European source of immigrants and a growing European touristic destination as well, with most cases occurring in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia. The authors report a case of a 43 year old man who previously worked in Venezuela and is living in Portugal for 8 years, presenting with a single cutaneous lesion. Despite the absence of valuable respiratory complaints, severe lung damage was found with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Biopsy of the cutaneous lesion and mycologic sputum examination were performed revealing Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection.
