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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| author | Mehjabeen Zaidi Sonia Qureshi Sadia Shakoor Saira Fatima Fatima Mir |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-d2cb00bf061f4047889a575ca2eccd132025-02-03T01:22:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/347403347403Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent ChildMehjabeen Zaidi0Sonia Qureshi1Sadia Shakoor2Saira Fatima3Fatima Mir4Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, PakistanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, PakistanMicrobiology, Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, PakistanHistopathology, Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, PakistanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, PakistanWe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/347403 |
| spellingShingle | Mehjabeen Zaidi Sonia Qureshi Sadia Shakoor Saira Fatima Fatima Mir Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child |
| title_full | Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child |
| title_fullStr | Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child |
| title_short | Abdominal Lymphonodular Cryptococcosis in an Immunocompetent Child |
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