Chamberlin VOC, Villasana RO, Murguía PM, Hernández JR

Language: Spanish
References: 4
Page: 279-281
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ABSTRACT

A 41-year-old male patient with a history of traveling to a cave, where he eats raw meat and has poor hygiene conditions. It begins with neurological symptoms, dizziness, dysarthria, difficulty identifying objects, and poor response to medical management. An MRI where a heterogeneous cystic tumor with a mural nodule was found; spectroscopy was performed, showing a lipid peak, suggesting an infectious process. An intervention was performed for stereotaxy, and it was sent to pathology, where they issued us the report of histoplasmosis.

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