Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child

We describe our experience with an apparently immunocompetent child presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin without focal signs. Investigations revealed lymphadenopathy at lung hila, mesentery, and porta hepatis. The child had received at least two months of empiric antituberculous therapy (ATT) b...

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Autores principales: Zaidi, Mehjabeen, Qureshi, Sonia, Shakoor, Sadia, Fatima, Saira, Mir, Fatima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4663295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26649217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/347403
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Sumario:We describe our experience with an apparently immunocompetent child presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin without focal signs. Investigations revealed lymphadenopathy at lung hila, mesentery, and porta hepatis. The child had received at least two months of empiric antituberculous therapy (ATT) before she came to us. A CT-guided biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation. PAS stain showed yeasts which stained blue with Alcian blue, suggesting C. neoformans.

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