Postpartum histoplasmosis in an HIV-negative woman: a case report and phylogenetic characterization by internal transcribed spacer region analysis
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 53: e20190364, 2020. tab, graf
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1057277
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ABSTRACT
Abstract The present report describes the first case of postpartum disseminated histoplasmosis in a 24-year-old HIV-negative woman. On the tenth day after vaginal delivery, the patient presented with dyspnea, fever, hypotension, tachycardia, and painful hepatomegaly. Yeast-like Histoplasma capsulatum features were isolated in the buffy coat. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the fungal isolate was similar to other H. capsulatum isolates identified in HIV patients from Ceará and Latin America. Thus, histoplasmosis development in individuals with transitory immunosuppression or during the period of immunological recovery should be carefully examined.
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Main subject:
DNA, Fungal
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DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
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Postpartum Period
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Histoplasma
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Histoplasmosis
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Secretaria de Saúde/BR
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Universidade Federal do Ceará/BR