Histoplasma epiglottitis in a patient with Crohn's disease maintained on infliximab, prednisone, and azathioprine

Summary Crohn's disease is associated with treatment and non-treatment infectious complications. Among the treatment-related infectious complications, Histoplasma infection is interesting because of significant overlap between its symptoms and Crohn's disease exacerbation. It is often mist...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of infectious diseases 2013-08, Vol.17 (8), p.e650-e652
Hauptverfasser:	Abou Zahr, Abdallah, Saad Aldin, Ehab, Yunyongying, Pete
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibodies, Monoclonal - adverse effects Antibodies, Monoclonal - therapeutic use Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Azathioprine - adverse effects Azathioprine - therapeutic use Crohn Disease - complications Crohn Disease - drug therapy Crohn's disease Drug Therapy, Combination Epiglottitis Epiglottitis - diagnosis Epiglottitis - drug therapy Epiglottitis - etiology Fungemia Histoplasma Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis - diagnosis Histoplasmosis - drug therapy Histoplasmosis - etiology Humans Immunosuppressant drugs Immunosuppression Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Infectious Disease Infliximab Male Prednisone - adverse effects Prednisone - therapeutic use Pulmonary/Respiratory
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Crohn's disease is associated with treatment and non-treatment infectious complications. Among the treatment-related infectious complications, Histoplasma infection is interesting because of significant overlap between its symptoms and Crohn's disease exacerbation. It is often mistaken as Crohn's disease exacerbation. We present a case of disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as Histoplasma epiglottitis in a patient with Crohn's disease maintained on infliximab, prednisone, and azathioprine.
ISSN:	1201-9712 1878-3511
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.021