Acute disseminated histoplasmosis complicated with hypercalcaemia.
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.
Liu
J W
JW
Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Huang
T C
TC
Lu
Y C
YC
Liu
H T
HT
Li
C C
CC
Wu
J J
JJ
Lin
J W
JW
Chen
W J
WJ
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