A rare case of Histoplasma fungemia in an AIDS patient.
Indian J Med Microbiol
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2011 Apr-June; 29(2): 188-191
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Disseminated cases of histoplasmosis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are rarely reported from India. Most of these cases report isolation of this fungus from the bone marrow, lymph node aspirate, spleenic aspirate, and biopsies. We report isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from the blood of an AIDS patient. A 30-year-old male from Utter Pradesh was admitted with fever, loss of appetite, and nausea since two months. Few intracellular and extracellular budding cells were observed on bone marrow examination on the fifth day of admission. Diagnosis was confirmed by blood cultures taken on the 11th day of admission. Amphotericin B was started, but the patient's condition deteriorated and he died.
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Main subject:
Blood
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Bone Marrow
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Humans
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Male
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Fungemia
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Adult
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Histoplasma
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Histoplasmosis
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India
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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