Paracoccidioidoma medular / Medullary paraccoccidioidoma

RESUMEN

Paciente de 51 años con paraperesia de tres meses de evolución, en la RMN de médula espinal se le demostraron dos granulomas que se resecaron y el informe histopatológico con coloración de plata metenamina demostró blastoconidias en gemación típicas de Paracoccidioides brasilensis (Acta Med Colomb 2010; 35 183-184).

ABSTRACT

The case is reported of a 51-year-old patient with a three-month history of paraparesia that had rendered him unable to walk over a period of 45 days. The patient underwent surgical excision of 2 granulomas that had been shown by an MRI scan. Histopathological study with silver methenamine showed budding blastoconidia, typical of Paraccoccidioides brasiliensis infection (Acta Med Colomb 2010; 35 183-184).