Bilateral adrenal [corrected] nodules due to histoplasmosis in an elderly

We report a case history of an 84-year-old elderly male patient that presented with a clinical picture suggestive of adrenal failure and bilateral adrenal nodules detected by abdominal computed tomography. A fine needle-guided biopsy was inconclusive for achieving a final diagnosis. The patient died...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2007-02, Vol.11 (1), p.160-162
Hauptverfasser:	Carvalho, Flávio Pedreira de Freitas de, Curiati, José Antônio Esper, Mauad, Thaís, Incerti, Milena Mendes, Jacob Filho, Wilson
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Gland Diseases - diagnosis Adrenal Gland Diseases - microbiology Adrenal Gland Diseases - pathology Adrenal Glands - microbiology Adrenal Glands - pathology Aged, 80 and over Chronic Disease Fatal Outcome Histoplasma - isolation & purification Histoplasmosis - diagnosis Histoplasmosis - pathology Humans Male Necrosis
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