This study reports the case of a patient who allegedly had paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) for fifteen years. Despite the fact that his baciloscopy result had always been negative, he was empirically treated for tuberculosis twice without clinical improvement. PCM diagnosis through simple methodology draws attention to the importance of parallel investigation into tuberculosis and paracoccidioidomycosis as differential diagnosis in chronic symptomatic patients.
Paracoccidioidomycosis; Tuberculosis; Differencial diagnosis
