Paracoccidioidomycosis in a four-year-old boy

Paracoccidioidomycosis in a four-year-old boy

A paracoccidioidomycosis case in a four-year old boy, with fever, lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology and lymph node biopsy. The patient was treated with amphotericin B. After 48 hours, clinical improvement and considerable adenopathies remiss...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista iberoamericana de micología 2008-03, Vol.25 (1), p.52-53
Hauptverfasser: Vedoya, Maria Celina, Medvedeff, Martha G, Mereles, Beda E, Chade, Miriam E, Lorenzati, María Angélica, Thea, Ana E
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Sprache:eng ; spa
Schlagworte:
Biopsy
Child, Preschool
Fever - etiology
Hepatomegaly - etiology
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases - etiology
Lymphatic Diseases - microbiology
Male
Paracoccidioides - isolation & purification
Paracoccidioidomycosis - diagnosis
Paracoccidioidomycosis - drug therapy
Paracoccidioidomycosis - microbiology
Paracoccidioidomycosis - pathology
Splenomegaly - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:A paracoccidioidomycosis case in a four-year old boy, with fever, lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly is presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology and lymph node biopsy. The patient was treated with amphotericin B. After 48 hours, clinical improvement and considerable adenopathies remission were observed.
ISSN:1130-1406
DOI:10.1016/S1130-1406(08)70013-5