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Cold Agglutinin Syndrome and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: An Unusual Com...
Sousa Nunes, B; Gouveia, C; Kjollerstrom, P; Farela Neves, JAutoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) are rare complications of infectious mononucleosis. The authors describe a 12-year-old male with acute infectious mononucleosis, hepatitis, cholestasis, and an autoimmune hemolytic disorder caused by cold agglutinins IgM (anti-i specificity). Clinical deterioration with persistent fever, anemia, and hepatosplenomegaly was consistent...
Actinomycetoma by Cellulosimicrobium Cellulans in a Young Man from Guinea-Bissa...
Trindade Torres, M; Sousa Nunes, B; Varandas, L; Maltez, FMycetoma is caused by the subcutaneous inoculation of filamentous fungi or aerobic filamentous bacteria. Cellulosimicrobium cellulans is a gram-positive bacterium from the order Actinomycetales that rarely causes human disease. The diagnosis is based on the clinical presentation and identification of the causative microorganism. We present a short literature review regarding the case report of a young man diagn...