Evidências de acometimento osteoarticular na paracoccidioidomicose

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis is an endemic disease present in the Brazilian territory, which most commonly presents with pulmonary and cutaneous involvement, but the osteoarticular involvement in paracoccidioidomycosis, which was first reported in 1911, is related to the disease in its disseminated form. Therefore, this research aims to review paracoccidioidomycosis and osteoarticular involvement and how their pathophysiology, complementary exams, diagnosis and treatment. This is a bibliographical study, to perform the search, combinations were used between the following keywords, considered as descriptors in DeCS (descriptors and health sciences) Paracoccidioidomycosis, Granuloma Paracoccidioide, Infection by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Thus, it was evident that there is a relationship between the disseminated form and osteoarticular involvement, requiring multiple imaging, biopsy and laboratory investigation, which makes the diagnosis challenging.