Bilateral afrenal nodules due to histoplasmosis in an elderly
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
11(1): 160-162, Feb. 2007. tab, ilus
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ABSTRACT
We report a case history of an 84-year-old elderly male patient that presented with a clinical picture suggestive of adrenal failure and bilateral adrenal nodules detected by abdominal computed tomography. A fine needle-guided biopsy was inconclusive for achieving a final diagnosis. The patient died due to septic shock and the autopsy disclosed histoplasmosis with extensive bilateral necrosis of the adrenal glands. Although the adrenal involvement in chronic disseminated histoplasmosis has been described, there have been few reports of the infection being associated with adrenal insufficiency.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de las Glándulas Suprarrenales
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Glándulas Suprarrenales
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Histoplasmosis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Aged80
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
São Paulo University/BR
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