1.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 104(1): 33-6, 2009 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19274373
ABSTRACT
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.
Subject(s)
Paracoccidioidomycosis/diagnosis , Prostatic Hyperplasia/parasitology , Prostatic Neoplasms/diagnosis , Antiprotozoal Agents/therapeutic use , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Itraconazole/therapeutic use , Male , Middle Aged , Paracoccidioides/isolation & purification , Paracoccidioidomycosis/drug therapy , Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood , Prostatic Hyperplasia/drug therapy , Sulfamethoxazole/therapeutic use , Trimethoprim/therapeutic use
2.
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 104(1): 33-36, Feb. 2009. ilus, graf
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-507203
ABSTRACT
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.