A case of spontaneously healed pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis in an apparently healthy man is reported. At first the diagnosis was based on chest X-ray lesions and a positive precipitation test. Three months later, despite the persisting normal chest X-ray, diagnosis was confirmed by the finding of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis on a lip lesion. The authors emphasize that diagnosis was rather difficult - because the patient remained symptomless - and to correlate this case with the clinical forms of the disease.
Paracoccidioidomycosis; South American blastomycosis; Lung involvement