Paracoccidioidomycotic Prostatitis: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

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Case Report | | Volume 10 Issue 2 (October-December, 2021) | Pages 15 - 18

Paracoccidioidomycotic Prostatitis: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

Mário Maciel de Lima Junior

Ayrton Almeida Silva

Mário Maciel de Lima

Department of Surgery, State University of Roraima, Boa Vista Roraima, Brazil

Department of Urology, Coronel Mota Hospital, Boa Vista Roraima, Brazil

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Received

April 21, 2021

Accepted

Aug. 15, 2021

Published

Dec. 31, 2021

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is considered endemic in various Latin American countries, with the highest incidence reported in humid tropical and subtropical regions. A few cases of PCM are reported in the non-endemic region. The authors report two cases of PCM prostatitis, which is considered a rare form of this entity presentation, with only a few cases reported globally. In the first case, a 57-year-old patient was incidentally diagnosed with PCM prostatitis by post-radical-prostatectomy examination of a piece of a surgically removed tissue. In another case, a 52-year-old patient was diagnosed with PCM prostatitis, who was initially thought to have benign prostatic hyperplasia. A review of the medical literature indicates that a histopathological examination can confirm the diagnosis of PCM prostatitis and may be employed in symptomatic cases to avoid surgical intervention and associated adverse effects.

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Prostatitis; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Paracoccidioidesbrasiliensis; Paracoccidioideslutzii; Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostate Adenocarcinoma