Coexistence of pulmonary tuberculosis and histoplasmosis in a patient with AIDS
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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.1955Keywords:
Disseminated histoplasmosis, Histoplasmosis, HIV, TuberculosisAbstract
Histoplasmosis is caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. It frequently occurs in people with some immunodeficiency, especially in AIDS, in whom the most common clinical form is disseminated. The symptoms are usually nonspecific and difficult to differentiate from other infectious diseases, including tuberculosis. The case of a female patient, 23 years old, with vertically transmitted HIV who abandoned treatment and recently diagnosed pulmonary Tuberculosis (TBC) is presented. He presented with generalized itchy pimples, a feverish sensation, weakness, and purulent nasal discharge for 1 month. A biopsy was performed for anatomy, pathology and cultures, with which the diagnosis was made, with poor evolution of the patient, leading to a fatal outcome.
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Judith Montiel, Hospital de Clínicas
Residente de segundo año, Cátedra y Servicio de Dermatología, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Verónica Rose Marie Rotela-Fisch, Hospital de Clínicas
Dermatóloga. Auxiliar de la enseñanza, Cátedra y Servicio de Dermatología, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
María Belén Goiburú-Chenú, Hospital de Clínicas
Dermatopatóloga. Cátedra y Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
Arnaldo Benjamín Aldama-Caballero, Hospital de Clínicas
Dermatólogo. Jefe de Cátedra y Servicio de Dermatología, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay.
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