Central nervous system in a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis (neuroparacoccidioidomycosis) is usually the result of systemic disease.
Involvement of the central nervous system may involve:
(1) meningitis
(2) meningoencephalitis
(3) meningoradiculitis
(4) mass lesion
Clinical findings may include:
(1) seizures
(2) headache or migraine
(3) pseudotumor cerebri
(4) hemiparesis
(5) cerebellar signs
(6) hydrocephalus
Diagnosis can be made based on:
(1) histologic examination of a biopsy
(2) fungal culture
(3) history of exposure and clinical findings
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
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