Coinfecção histoplasmose e Aids / Histoplasmosis and AIDS co-infection
An. bras. dermatol
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86(5): 1025-1026, set.-out. 2011. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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| ID: lil-607478
RESUMO
Apresenta-se um caso de coinfecção histoplasmose e Aids, com lesões cutâneas predominantemente papulosas e comprometimento sistêmico. O exame histopatológico e micológico de lesão cutânea confirmou o diagnóstico. Em doentes com Aids, a histoplasmose surge, principalmente, quando a contagem de células T-CD4-positivas é inferior a 50 células/mm³. Nesses casos, a histoplasmose pode ser grave e, se não tratada adequadamente, levar ao êxito letal, como no paciente relatado.
ABSTRACT
This report concerns an AIDS patient presenting systemic and cutaneous manifestations of histoplasmosis. A histopathological and mycological examination of the skin lesion confirmed the diagnosis. In AIDS patients histoplasmosis arises mainly when the T-CD4+ cell count is less than 50 cells/mm3. In such cases, histoplasmosis can be severe and if left untreated can lead to death, as occurred with this patient.
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Main subject:
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Histoplasmosis
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
An. bras. dermatol
Journal subject:
Dermatology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas/BR
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