Title
Paracoccidioidomycosis with digestive manifestations in a pediatric patient
Other title
Paracoccidioidomicosis con manifestaciones digestivas en un paciente pediátrico
Date Issued
2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ormeño-Julca A.J.
Tragodara S.M.M.
Collao C.G.
Gil-Arroyo-álvarez Á.G.
Publisher(s)
Permanyer Publications
Abstract
Background: Paracoccidioidomycosis is a systemic infection caused by the fungus Paracoccidioides. It may present in two forms: an acute/subacute form, whose most frequent manifestations include weight loss, fever, anemia, and adenopathy, and a chronic condition with mainly respiratory symptoms. Digestive symptoms, although they may occur, are not frequently re-ported. Paracoccidioidomycosis usually affects adult male agricultural workers; thus, its presentation in children is rare. Case report: We describe the case of a 9-year-old male patient diagnosed with paracoccidioidomycosis, who showed abdominal pain and diarrhea as initial manifestations of the disease. Conclusions: This case is reported not only because of the age of presentation but also due to the existence of digestive symptoms from the onset of the disease, both infrequent-ly reported in the literature. © 2022 Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez.
Start page
396
End page
401
Volume
79
Number
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85143376952
Source
Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico
ISSN of the container
05396115
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo (subsistema)