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Postpartum histoplasmosis in an HIV-negative woman: a case report and phylogenetic characterization by internal transcribed spacer region analysis
Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Almeida Júnior, Antônio Mauro Barros; Aguiar, Bárbara de Oliveira; Muniz, Mauro de Medeiros; Almeida, Marcos de Abreu; Zancopé-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva.
  • Damasceno, Lisandra Serra; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Fortaleza. BR
  • Almeida Júnior, Antônio Mauro Barros; Secretaria de Saúde. Hospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas. Fortaleza. BR
  • Aguiar, Bárbara de Oliveira; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Muniz, Mauro de Medeiros; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Almeida, Marcos de Abreu; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Zancopé-Oliveira, Rosely Maria; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Leitão, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva; Universidade Federal do Ceará. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Saúde Comunitária. Fortaleza. BR
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 53: e20190364, 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1057277
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Abstract The present report describes the first case of postpartum disseminated histoplasmosis in a 24-year-old HIV-negative woman. On the tenth day after vaginal delivery, the patient presented with dyspnea, fever, hypotension, tachycardia, and painful hepatomegaly. Yeast-like Histoplasma capsulatum features were isolated in the buffy coat. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the fungal isolate was similar to other H. capsulatum isolates identified in HIV patients from Ceará and Latin America. Thus, histoplasmosis development in individuals with transitory immunosuppression or during the period of immunological recovery should be carefully examined.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: DNA, Fungal / DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Postpartum Period / Histoplasma / Histoplasmosis Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR / Secretaria de Saúde/BR / Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: DNA, Fungal / DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Postpartum Period / Histoplasma / Histoplasmosis Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop Journal subject: Tropical Medicine Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR / Secretaria de Saúde/BR / Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR