Paracoccidioidomicosis diseminada asociada a hipercalcemia y síndrome hemofagocítico Disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis associated with hypercalcemia and hemophagocytic syndrome

This case report describes a 12 year old male patient with disseminated Paracoccidioides brasiliens disease. The patient presented with a febrile syndrome of long duration, weight loss, hepato-splenomegaly, cervical adenomegalies, and bone involvement. Additional components attesting to the severity of the disease process were macrophage activation, hypercalcemia and hemophagocytosis. (Acta Med Colomb 2008; 33: 302-304).