1.
Indian Pediatr
;
2014 Mar; 51(3): 225-226
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-170549
RESUMO
Background: Fungal infections, especially in immunocompetent children are uncommon causes of fever of unknown origin. Case characteristics: A 5-year-old boy with prolonged fever and no evidence of immunosuppression. Observation: Ultrasound-guided retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy showed granulomas and intracytoplamic fungal yeasts; staining charactristics were suggestive of cryptococci. Clinical and radiological improvement was seen after treatment with amphoterecin-B. Outcome: Disseminated fungal infection should be suspected as a cause of pyrexia of unknown origin after ruling out the commoner causes. Biopsy from enlarged lymph node or organomegaly may yield the diagnosis when non-invasive tests fail.
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Indian Pediatr
;
2013 April; 50(4): 429-430
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-169791