02/Feb/2026
Disseminated juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis: a case report and literature review
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2026RC1946
Abstract We report a case of juvenile paracoccidioidomycosis in a previously healthy patient and aim to raise awareness of its severe and atypical clinical manifestations. A 16-year-old male student, employed in automotive cleaning services, originally from Pará and residing in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, presented with progressive lymphadenopathy, jaundice, and signs of acute liver failure. He was admitted to a tertiary hospital, where imaging and histopathological analyses confirmed the diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis by identifying Paracoccidioides spp. on lymph node […]
Keywords: Acinetobacter infections; Adolescent; Child; Endemic Diseases; Liver diseases; Mycoses; Paracoccidioidomycosis; Tropical medicine
23/May/2023
Combined liver-kidney transplant in polycystic diseases: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2023RC0282
ABSTRACT Polycystic liver disease, a hereditary pathology, usually manifests as autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. The many cysts in the liver cause massive hepatomegaly, majorly affecting the patient’s quality of life. In cases of refractory symptoms, liver transplantation is the only treatment choice. A 43-year-old woman was followed up as a hepatology outpatient in August 2020, with a progressive increase in abdominal volume, lower limb edema, and cachexia. The patient was diagnosed with polycystic renal and liver disease with massive […]
Keywords: Hepatomegaly; Kidney transplantation; Liver diseases; Liver failure; Liver transplantation; Polycystic kidney, autosomal dominant
