Disseminated Histoplasma capsulatum and Cryptococcus neoformans Co-Infection in Patients with AIDS

Histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis are the most prevalent systemic mycoses in HIV-infected patients. The authors report a 20-year-old Brazilian HIV-positive woman with concomitant disseminated histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis. In addition, we review the reported cases described in the medical litera...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mycopathologia (1975) 2011-09, Vol.172 (3), p.233-236
Hauptverfasser:	Aronis, Maria Luisa, dos Santos, Rodrigo Pires, Goldani, Luciano Zubaran
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications AIDS Antigens Automation Biomedical and Life Sciences Biopsy Brazil Cryptococcosis - complications Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptococcus neoformans - isolation & purification Eukaryotic Microbiology Female Fungal infections Histoplasma - isolation & purification Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasmosis - complications HIV Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Life Sciences Lymphatic system Lymphocytes Medical imaging Medical Microbiology Microbial Ecology Microbiology Patients Plant Sciences Radiography, Thoracic Tomography, X-Ray Computed Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis are the most prevalent systemic mycoses in HIV-infected patients. The authors report a 20-year-old Brazilian HIV-positive woman with concomitant disseminated histoplasmosis and cryptococcosis. In addition, we review the reported cases described in the medical literature.
ISSN:	0301-486X 1573-0832
DOI:	10.1007/s11046-011-9422-x