Central Nervous System Paracoccidioidomycosis: A Case Report

Authors

  • Victor Evangelista Medical Doctor, Internal Medicine Department, Neurology Service, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7147-6418
  • Marcia Halpern Infectious Disease Department, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-3881
  • Marcos Martins da Silva Medical Doctor, Internal Medicine Department, Neurology Service, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9531-9250
  • Marco Antonio Lima Laboratory of Clinical Research in Neuroinfections (LAPCLIN-NEURO), Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INI), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-1676

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46979/rbn.v62i2.72852

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is an endemic systemic mycosis in Latin America but occurs sporadically in North America and Europe. Neurological involvement is rare and a potential severe complication of the disease.  Herein, we report a case of a young Brazilian whose diagnosis was established only after development of neurological manifestations. We also briefly review the most critical aspects of the disease and the patterns of neurological involvement.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2026-07-03

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 2 (2026): Revista Brasileira de Neurologia

Section

Case Report

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Victor Evangelista, Marcia Halpern, Marcos Martins da Silva, Marco Antonio Lima

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.