title: Acute disseminated histoplasmosis complicated with hypercalcaemia.
abstract: A case of acute progressive disseminated histoplasmosis complicated with hypercalcemia is reported and the literature is reviewed. This and the previously reported cases imply that physicians should have a higher index of suspicion for this infection and the probable underlying diseases resulting from impaired cellular-mediated immunity when encountering patients with hypercalcaemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D012479:Salmonella paratyphi C / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality