Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatumin a Colombian patient
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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50(6): 868-870, Nov.-Dec. 2017. graf
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Although histoplasmosis is generally a self-limited disease, disseminated infection can occur in patients lacking effective cell-mediated immunity, reaching virtually every organ, even the genitourinary tract in rare cases. We report a case of epididymo-orchitis in an immunocompetent 38-year-old bricklayer from the rural area of Villeta, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The patient presented with testicular pain and macroscopic scrotal changes requiring a left orchiectomy, with microbiological isolation and molecular confirmation of Histoplasma capsulatum.
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Main subject:
Triatominae
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Abbreviations as Topic
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Insect Vectors
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Grupo de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas Hospital Militar Central "GREINMIL"/CO
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