Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis associated with hypercalcemia and hemophagocytic syndrome
Abstract
This case report describes a 12 year old male patient with disseminated Paracoccidioides brasiliens disease. The patient presented with a febrile syndrome of long duration, weight loss, hepato-splenomegaly, cervical adenomegalies, and bone involvement. Additional components attesting to the severity of the disease process were macrophage activation, hypercalcemia and hemophagocytosis.
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2008-12-20
How to Cite
Navarro, A. M., Pérez, P., Arrunategui, A. M., & Cañas, C. A. (2008). Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis associated with hypercalcemia and hemophagocytic syndrome. Acta Medica Colombiana, 33(4), 302-304. Retrieved from https://actamedicacolombiana.com/ojs/index.php/actamed/article/view/1795
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