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Histoplasmosis intestinal / Intestinal histoplasmosis
Valle, Rubén; Pastor, Dunia; Velasteguí, Ángel; Hurtado, Aleyda; Carrera, Félix.
  • Valle, Rubén; s.af
  • Pastor, Dunia; Hospital del niño Doctor Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante.
  • Velasteguí, Ángel; Hospital del niño Doctor Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante.
  • Hurtado, Aleyda; Hospital del niño Doctor Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante.
  • Carrera, Félix; Hospital del niño Doctor Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante.
Medicina (Guayaquil) ; 12(3): 211-214, ago. 2007.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-617646
RESUMEN
La histoplasmosis intestinal (HI) es una entidad rara, por lo que se han descrito pocos casos, mundialmente. Los pacientes presentan diarrea, dolor abdominal, pérdida de peso, fiebre y hemorragia digestiva. A continuación exponemos el caso de una paciente escolar de 9 años de edad que estuvo ingresada en el servicio de Gastroenterología del hospital “Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante”, y que realizó hemorragia digestiva e invaginación intestinal. Se determino que el histoplasma capsulatum, fue el agente etiológico del evento.
ABSTRACT
The intestinal histoplasmosis is a rare entity, this is the reason because there have been described few cases around the world. These patients had diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of weight, fever and gastrointestinal bleeding. We report the case of a nine years old girl patient who was admitted to the Gastroenterology Service of the hospital “Francisco de Ycaza Bustamante”, she had digestive bleeding and intestinal invagination. I determine that histoplasma capsulatum, was the etiologic agent of the event.
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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Histoplasmosis / Intestinal Diseases Limits: Child Language: Spanish Journal: Medicina (Guayaquil) Journal subject: Ciˆncias da Sa£de / Medicine / Pesquisa / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecuador

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Histoplasmosis / Intestinal Diseases Limits: Child Language: Spanish Journal: Medicina (Guayaquil) Journal subject: Ciˆncias da Sa£de / Medicine / Pesquisa / Sa£de P£blica Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Ecuador