Central nervous system paracoccidioidomycosis. Report of a case successfully treated with Itraconazol Paracoccidioidomicose do sistema nervoso central. Apresentação de um caso tratado com êxito com itraconazole

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a primary pulmonary infection that often disseminates to other organs and systems. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) is rare and due to the fact that both clinical alertness and establishment of the diagnosis are delayed, the disease progresses causing s...

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Main Authors: Luis A. VILLA, Angela TOBÓN, Antonio RESTREPO, Daniel CALLE, David S. ROSERO, Beatriz L. GÓMEZ, Angela RESTREPO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000400009