TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient
T2 - A rare case from southern India
AU - Vishwanath, Sathyanarayanan
AU - Girish, Narayan
AU - Mukhyaprana, Prabhu
AU - Madhusudan, Sangar
AU - Balasubramanian, R.
AU - Manna, Valiathan
AU - Goel, Shalini
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - We present a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A 38-year-old woman presented with fever, cough, dysphagia, significant weight loss and a loss of appetite. She also suffered from anaemia and cervical lymphadenopathy. A lymph node biopsy and a bone marrow aspirate showed intracellular yeast forms of Histoplasma capsulatum. She improved with parenteral amphotericin B and oral itraconazole. Even though histoplasmosis is not endemic in South East Asia and India, it should be kept in mind when evaluating AIDS patients in view of the current scenario of the pandemic.
AB - We present a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A 38-year-old woman presented with fever, cough, dysphagia, significant weight loss and a loss of appetite. She also suffered from anaemia and cervical lymphadenopathy. A lymph node biopsy and a bone marrow aspirate showed intracellular yeast forms of Histoplasma capsulatum. She improved with parenteral amphotericin B and oral itraconazole. Even though histoplasmosis is not endemic in South East Asia and India, it should be kept in mind when evaluating AIDS patients in view of the current scenario of the pandemic.
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U2 - 10.1258/td.2009.090010
DO - 10.1258/td.2009.090010
M3 - Article
C2 - 19762585
AN - SCOPUS:70349337631
SN - 0049-4755
VL - 39
SP - 247
EP - 248
JO - Tropical Doctor
JF - Tropical Doctor
IS - 4
ER -
