A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum

A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum

Mesenteric cysts are uncommon entities and chyle- (lymph-) containing cysts are the rarest of this group. This is a case report of a 4-year-old boy with a mesenteric chylous cyst who was later found to have Histoplasma capsulatum infection.

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Main Authors: Vianney Kweyamba, Mirraim Apiyo, Biratu Olika, Olivia Kituuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4296059
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spelling doaj-241d67c837984118b5a2700aaa1643802020-11-24T23:22:38ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/42960594296059A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatumVianney Kweyamba0Mirraim Apiyo1Biratu Olika2Olivia Kituuka3Department of Surgery, Case Hospital, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Pediatrics, Case Hospital, Kampala, UgandaGamma Path Laboratory, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Surgery, Case Hospital, Kampala, UgandaMesenteric cysts are uncommon entities and chyle- (lymph-) containing cysts are the rarest of this group. This is a case report of a 4-year-old boy with a mesenteric chylous cyst who was later found to have Histoplasma capsulatum infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4296059
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A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum
Case Reports in Surgery
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title A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum
title_short A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum
title_full A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum
title_fullStr A Case of a 4-Year-Old Boy with a Mesenteric Chylous Cyst Infected with Histoplasma capsulatum
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description Mesenteric cysts are uncommon entities and chyle- (lymph-) containing cysts are the rarest of this group. This is a case report of a 4-year-old boy with a mesenteric chylous cyst who was later found to have Histoplasma capsulatum infection.
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