Paracoccidioidomycosis in the spine: case report and review of the literature

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic form of mycosis that spreads hematogenously, secondarily to reactivation of lung infection or infection at another site or to new exposure to the causative agent. Few cases of bone involvement have been reported in the literature and involvem...

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Published in:São Paulo Medical Journal
Main Authors: José Alexandre Lopes da Silva Alvarenga, Délio Eulálio Martins, Michel Kanas, Hugo Gustavo Kunzle Elizeche, Adriana Macêdo Dell'Aquila, Eloy De Avila Fernandes, Marcelo Wajchenberg, Eduardo Barros Puertas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Subjects:
Paracoccidioides
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Spine
Discitis
Osteomyelitis
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