Paracoccidioidomycosis presenting as a cecal lesion mimicking cholangiocarcinoma: a case report of unusual intestinal manifestation

Paracoccidioidomycosis presenting as a cecal lesion mimicking cholangiocarcinoma: a case report of unusual intestinal manifestation

Paracoccidioidomycosis, the most important systemic mycosis in Latin America, is closely linked to rural activities. In Brazil, it is an endemic disease, with an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 annual cases, accounting for over 80% of the global diagnoses. We present an intriguing case of this disease with...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 66; p. e63
Main Authors: Giesteira, Eduarda Raunheitti, Santore, Giovanna França, Teixeira, Julia de Abreu, Martins, Ezequias Batista, Villar, Bianca Balzano de la Fuente, McBenedict, Billy, Ronchini, Karla Regina Oliveira de Moura, Silva, Natalia Chilinque Zambão da, Leça Junior, Nilo Fernandes, Pinheiro, Patrícia Yvonne Maciel, Vilte, Remberto Maurício de La Cruz Vargas, Vieira, Thais de Oliveira, Ferreira, Laura da Cunha
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2024
Subjects:
Case Report
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Paracoccidioides spp
Acute abdomen
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Appendicitis
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Summary:Paracoccidioidomycosis, the most important systemic mycosis in Latin America, is closely linked to rural activities. In Brazil, it is an endemic disease, with an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 annual cases, accounting for over 80% of the global diagnoses. We present an intriguing case of this disease with an intestinal manifestation in a 71-year-old woman. The involvement of the cecal appendix led to a complication of cholangitis that mimicked cholangiocarcinoma.Paracoccidioidomycosis, the most important systemic mycosis in Latin America, is closely linked to rural activities. In Brazil, it is an endemic disease, with an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 annual cases, accounting for over 80% of the global diagnoses. We present an intriguing case of this disease with an intestinal manifestation in a 71-year-old woman. The involvement of the cecal appendix led to a complication of cholangitis that mimicked cholangiocarcinoma.
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CONFLICT OF INTERESTS: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
ISSN:1678-9946
0036-4665
1678-9946
DOI:10.1590/S1678-9946202466063