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Case Reports
[Leprosy-like cutaneous presentation of Histoplasma capsulatum infection in an African HIV+ patient].
- Francesco Scarlata, Claudia Imburgia, Marcello Trizzino, and Lucina Titone.
- Dipartimento di Scienze per la Promozione della Salute, Sezione di Malattie Infettive, Universita di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
- Infez Med. 2012 Sep 1; 20 (3): 211-3.
AbstractHistoplasma capsulatum is an opportunistic dimorphic fungus responsible for most often self-limiting or flu-like infections but potentially lethal in immunocompromised hosts. Histoplasmosis is rare in Europe. We reported a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an African HIV patient with a leprosy-like primary cutaneous presentation and involvement of lungs, brain, limphnodes and eye. The therapy with liposomial B amphotericin and itraconazole led to a prompt resolution of the symptoms.
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