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Case Report
Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an AIDS Patient
Author(s): Maria Paula Rua Rodriguez Rochedo, Beatriz Moritz Trope, MarienSiqueira Soto Lopes, Tullia Cuzzi and Marcia Ramos-e-SilvaMaria Paula Rua Rodriguez Rochedo, Beatriz Moritz Trope, MarienSiqueira Soto Lopes, Tullia Cuzzi and Marcia Ramos-e-Silva
The authors report a case of histoplasmosis in an Aids patient who took HAART irregularly for the past 10 years. He presented pulmonary symptoms and cutaneous lesions on the face. Therapy with amphotericin B followed by itraconazol controlled the fungal infection. Physicians who deal with Aids patients must be aware of the possibility of this mycosis especially when there is a low CD4 count... Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6113.1000390
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