Pacheco R A, Arruda W O, Hunhevicz S C, Tsubouchi M H, Torres L F
Unidade de Ciências Neurológicas, Hospital das Nações, Curitiba, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1996 Sep;54(3):474-8. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000300018.
Intramedullary lesions caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis have been rarely described. Its diagnosis may be challenging and surgical approach is indicated for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We hereby report a case with MRI and surgical findings in a 45 year-old woman with intramedullary paracoccidioidomycosis, and make a review of other cases presented in the literature.