• Am. J. Med. Sci. · Feb 2008

    Review Case Reports

    Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) of the larynx mimicking carcinoma.

    • Iraida Garcia, Rosa Barbella, Sonia Dickson, Solangel Diaz, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales, Marisela Ravelo, Ernestina Pichelbauer, Alipio Hernandez, and Carlos Franco-Paredes.
    • Instituto Anatomopatológico José A. O'Daly, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.
    • Am. J. Med. Sci. 2008 Feb 1;335(2):149-50.

    AbstractParacoccidioidomycosis is the most frequently identified deep mycosis in South America. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is a thermally dimorphic fungus that is generally acquired by the respiratory route through airborne inhalation of conidia. Herein, we describe a case of a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis of the larynx mimicking carcinoma of the larynx and we review the literature regarding this unusual manifestation of this fungal infection.

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