Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as AIDS cholangiopathy

Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as AIDS cholangiopathy

Summary Histoplasma capsulatum is a common opportunistic pathogen that often causes disseminated infection among AIDS patients from endemic areas. Virtually any organ system can be affected, but biliary involvement has not been described. We report the first case of AIDS cholangiopathy associated wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mycoses 2011-05, Vol.54 (3), p.262-264
Hauptverfasser: Kapelusznik, Luciano, Arumugam, Vasanthi, Caplivski, Daniel, Bottone, Edward J
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Sprache:eng
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Adult
Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
Cholangitis - microbiology
Cholangitis - pathology
Disseminated infection
Histocytochemistry
Histoplasma - isolation & purification
Histoplasma capsulatum
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasmosis - diagnosis
Histoplasmosis - pathology
Humans
Male
Microscopy
Opportunist infection
Pathogens
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Histoplasma capsulatum is a common opportunistic pathogen that often causes disseminated infection among AIDS patients from endemic areas. Virtually any organ system can be affected, but biliary involvement has not been described. We report the first case of AIDS cholangiopathy associated with H. capsulatum.
ISSN:0933-7407
1439-0507
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01791.x