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Fungal infection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis mimicking bone tumor
Author(s) -
Valera Elvis Terci,
Mori Bianca Maria,
Engel Edgard Eduard,
Costa Igor Santos,
Brandão Daniel Ferraciolli,
NogueiraBarbosa Marcello Henrique,
Queiroz Rosane Gomes de Paula,
Silveira Vanessa da Silva,
Scrideli Carlos Alberto,
Tone Luiz Gonzaga
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.21499
Subject(s) - paracoccidioides brasiliensis , medicine , lytic cycle , etiology , lesion , pathology , bone infection , paracoccidioidomycosis , differential diagnosis , osteomyelitis , immunology , virus
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection causes a systemic mycosis originally described in Latin America but with current reports of worldwide distribution. The clinical presentation of paracoccidiodomycosis as an isolated long‐bone lesion in children is quite unusual. This article describes a 10‐year‐old male with a lytic femoral bone lesion caused by P. brasiliensis infection that was first suspected of being of neoplasic etiology. The text also emphasizes the importance of including endemic fungal infections in the differential diagnosis of bone lesions. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;50:1284–1286. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.