Disseminated Histoplasmosis; A Threat in Advanced HIV Disease Population in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Autor: Christine Mandengue, Rita O. Oladele, Bassey Ewa Ekeng
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. :115-144
ISSN: 2456-8899
Popis: Background: Histoplasmosis is a neglected acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining disease in sub-Saharan African countries, which is commonly misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) due to similar imagery and clinical features; patients usually receive presumptive anti-TB treatment that is considered as anti-TB treatment failure. Patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (AHD), CD4
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