Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis in a 5-Year-Old Sudanese Boy

A 5-year-old Sudanese boy not known to be immunodeficient and with no history of travelling developed septic shock from a disseminating coccidial infection. The diagnosis was delayed, as the eosinophilic hepatic abscess was initially thought to be secondary to schistosomiasis, which is endemic in Egypt and Sudan. A further survey about the existence of coccidial infection around the climatic area of the river Nile is warranted.
Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research