Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis associated with hypercalcemia and hemophagocytic syndrome

  • Ana María Navarro Universidad CES (Cali, Colombia)
  • Paola Pérez Fundación Valle del Lili (Cali, Colombia)
  • Ana María Arrunategui Fundación Valle del Lili (Cali, Colombia)
  • Carlos Alberto Cañas Fundación Valle del Lili (Cali, Colombia)

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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Author Biographies

Ana María Navarro, Universidad CES (Cali, Colombia)

Residente de Medicina Interna. Universidad CES, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.

Paola Pérez, Fundación Valle del Lili (Cali, Colombia)

Pediatra Infectóloga. Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.

Ana María Arrunategui, Fundación Valle del Lili (Cali, Colombia)

Patóloga

Carlos Alberto Cañas, Fundación Valle del Lili (Cali, Colombia)

Internista reumatólogo

Published
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 Médica Colombiana, 33(4), 302-304. Retrieved from https://www.actamedicacolombiana.com/ojs/index.php/actamed/article/view/1795
Issue
Vol. 33 No. 4 (2008)
Section
Case Reports

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