Disseminated Histoplasmosis and AIDS: Clinical Aspects and Diagnostic Methods for Early Detection
Autor: | Isabel Soto, María F. Villafañe, Norberto Trione, Carlos A. Cendoya, Patricia Esquivel, Silvia Helou, Kathy Corbera, Ricardo Negroni, Marcelo Corti |
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Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Antifungal Agents Diagnostic methods Argentina Disease Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Antigen Risk Factors Disseminated histoplasmosis Biopsy medicine Humans Histoplasmosis AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Prognosis medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Bronchoalveolar lavage medicine.anatomical_structure Female Bone marrow business Fungemia |
Zdroj: | AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 14:149-154 |
ISSN: | 1557-7449 1087-2914 |
Popis: | Disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS patients is the focus of this paper. Cutaneous lesions are reported as a frequent clinical sign. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, blood cultures (lysis-centrifugation technique), bronchoalveolar lavage, and skin lesion scrapings are the most effective diagnostic methods. The identification of a specific antigen in blood and urine may be a rapid means of evaluation and follow-up of patients with this disease. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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