A CASE OF DISSEMINATED HISTOPLASMOSIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PERSON
| Autor: | Indranil Dhar, Debashis Roy Burman, Debkumar Ray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology Itraconazole Adrenal gland business.industry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Asymptomatic Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasmosis Fungal disease medicine.anatomical_structure Disseminated histoplasmosis medicine medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3:6601-6604 |
| ISSN: | 2278-4802 2278-4748 |
| DOI: | 10.14260/jemds/2014/2787 |
| Popis: | Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Most infections are asymptomatic or self-limiting but some may develop acute pulmonary infections or severe and progressive disseminated infection. Disseminated histoplasmosis frequently affects the adrenal gland; however, unilateral involvement in immunosuppressed patients is the usual presentation. We report a case of a middle aged immunocompetent male with history of weight loss, fever, hepatomegaly and bilateral adrenal mass who was diagnosed to be suffering from disseminated histoplasmosis and successfully treated with Itraconazole. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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