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Case Reports
. 1998 Mar;10(2):182-5.

Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with cutaneous lesions in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

A G Angius  1 , M A Viviani, S Muratori, M Cusini, L Brignolo, E Alessi
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  • PMID: 9553921
Case Reports

Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with cutaneous lesions in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

A G Angius et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 1998 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: Presentation of a case of disseminated histoplasmosis, observed in a non-endemic area, in which cutaneous lesions and fever were the dominant clinical signs of the infection.

Case: A 54-year-old homosexual man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related Kaposi's sarcoma presented with cutaneous lesions and fever due to disseminated histoplasmosis. The patient was successfully treated with itraconazole 200 mg/day. He died after 8 months from AIDS dementia complex: disseminated histoplasmosis relapse was not observed.

Conclusion: The case shows that infection with Histoplasma capsulatum must be considered by dermatologists in HIV/AIDS patients, even in non-endemic areas.

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