Cutaneous histoplasmosis. A case report
Histoplasmosis is an endemic infection of Ecuador, its forms of presentation can be varied and florid, especially in immunosuppressed patients, its lethality is high, hence its diagnosis and treatment should be based on both clinical and laboratory results. Cutaneous histoplasmosis is a form of diss...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Microbes, Infection and Chemotherapy Infection and Chemotherapy, 2022-04, Vol.2, p.e1353 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Histoplasmosis is an endemic infection of Ecuador, its forms of presentation can be varied and florid, especially in immunosuppressed patients, its lethality is high, hence its diagnosis and treatment should be based on both clinical and laboratory results. Cutaneous histoplasmosis is a form of disseminated Histoplasma capsulatum infection rarely described in HIV patients. The following is a description of the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with generalized papular skin lesions, heat stroke, diarrhea, attributed to adverse reaction of gastritis treatment of 10 days of evolution, this was associated with a recent diagnosis of HIV infection following his admission to hospital. |
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ISSN: | 2789-4274 2789-4274 |
DOI: | 10.54034/mic.e1353 |