Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis: differential diagnosis of prostate cancer

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Daniel Lima Lopes¹  Stanley De Almeida Araújo²  João Paulo Lemos Da Silveira Santos²  Ana Claudia Lyon²  Diogo Vieira Dantas²  Bernardo Sgarbi Reis²  Alfredo Miranda De Góes²  Ênio Roberto Pietra Pedroso² 

[1] ,Instituto de Previdência dos Servidores do Estado de Minas Gerais Hospital Belo Horizonte MG ,Brasil

关键词: Paracoccidioides brasiliensis;    paracoccidioidomycosis;    prostatitis;    prostate cancer;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762009000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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