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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 104(1): 33-6, 2009 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19274373
RESUMEN
Symptomatic prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a very rare condition; however, it may express as a typical benign prostatic hyperplasia or a simulating prostatic adenocarcinoma. This case report presents PCM mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this paper is to call the general physician's attention to this important differential diagnosis.
Asunto(s)
Paracoccidioidomicosis/diagnóstico , Hiperplasia Prostática/parasitología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/diagnóstico , Antiprotozoarios/uso terapéutico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Itraconazol/uso terapéutico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Paracoccidioides/aislamiento & purificación , Paracoccidioidomicosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Antígeno Prostático Específico/sangre , Hiperplasia Prostática/tratamiento farmacológico , Sulfametoxazol/uso terapéutico , Trimetoprim/uso terapéutico
2.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 104(1): 33-36, Feb. 2009. ilus, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS
| ID: lil-507203
RESUMEN
Symptomatic prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a very rare condition; however, it may express as a typical benign prostatic hyperplasia or a simulating prostatic adenocarcinoma. This case report presents PCM mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this paper is to call the general physician's attention to this important differential diagnosis.