Spontaneous regression of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis
✍ Scribed by C. Roberto López; M. Angela Restrepo
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 610 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-486X
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✦ Synopsis
A case of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis with spontaneous regression of the roentgenologic lesions, is reported. Regression of lesions took place within ten weeks, with the original infiltrates being replaced by fibrotic lines. The implication of this finding in the pathogenesis of paracoccidioidomycosis is analyzed.
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