Abstract
Symptomatic prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a very rare condition; however, it may express as a typical benign prostatic hyperplasia or a simulating prostatic adenocarcinoma. This case report presents PCM mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this paper is to call the general physician's attention to this important differential diagnosis.
MeSH terms
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Itraconazole / therapeutic use
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Paracoccidioides / isolation & purification
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Paracoccidioidomycosis / diagnosis*
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Paracoccidioidomycosis / drug therapy
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Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
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Prostatic Hyperplasia / drug therapy
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Prostatic Hyperplasia / parasitology*
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Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Sulfamethoxazole / therapeutic use
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Trimethoprim / therapeutic use
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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Itraconazole
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Trimethoprim
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Sulfamethoxazole