Publications by authors named "Luiz Jorge Moreira Neto"

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a granulomatous fungal infection, endemic to Latin America, which has great economic impact. Prostatic involvement is rare and can simulate other conditions, which poses a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. This article describes the report of a case of disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis with prostatic involvement, initially confused with prostatic adenocarcinoma.

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We report a case of mediastinal cryptococcosis with thyroid invasion in a patient who presented dry cough and persistent dyspnea. This patient has been treated for COPD, presenting no clinical responses. Spirometry showed fixed flattening of inspiratory and expiratory loops, suggesting extrinsic tracheal compression.

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