On HRCT scans, lung cysts are characterized by rounded areas of low attenuation in the lung parenchyma and a well-defined interface with the normal adjacent lung. The most common cystic lung diseases are lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, and lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia. In a retrospective analysis of the HRCT findings in 50 patients diagnosed with chronic paracoccidioidomycosis, we found lung cysts in 5 cases (10%), indicating that patients with paracoccidioidomycosis can present with lung cysts on HRCT scans. Therefore, paracoccidioidomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic lung diseases.
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Costa, A. N., Marchiori, E., Benard, G., Araújo, M. S., Baldi, B. G., Kairalla, R. A., & Carvalho, C. R. R. (2013). Cistos pulmonares na paracoccidioidomicose crônica. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 39(3), 368–372. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132013000300015
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