Bilateral paracoccidioidomycotic iliopsoas abscess associated with ileo-colonic lesion

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2012 Oct;45(5):649-51. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822012000500021.

Abstract

This case report shows the clinical development of a patient with systemic paracoccidioidomycosis presenting with lymphatic-intestinalmanifestation. The patient initially had a substantial clinical improvement but had a recrudescence after six months of sulfamethoxazoletrimethoprim oral treatment, with the emergence of feverish syndrome, lumbar pain, and intermittent claudication, characterizing a bilateral iliopsoas muscle abscess, necessitating clinicosurgical therapeutics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / complications*
  • Lymphatic Diseases / etiology*
  • Male
  • Paracoccidioides
  • Paracoccidioidomycosis / complications*
  • Psoas Abscess / etiology*
  • Young Adult