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Review Case Reports
Histoplasmosis in the nasal septum without pulmonary involvement in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: case report and literature review.
- Fernando Oikawa, Daniela Carvalho, Nilce Mitiko Matsuda, and Alice Tatsuko Yamada.
- Hospital Municipal de Campo Limpo Dr. Fernando Mauro Pires da Rocha, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
- Sao Paulo Med J. 2010 Jul 1; 128 (4): 236238236-8.
ContextHistoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. The spores can be found in soil contaminated with bird, bat or chicken feces. Histoplasmosis occurs worldwide and is one of the most common pulmonary and systemic mycoses.Case ReportWe report here the case of a 37-year-old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and histoplasmosis in the nasal septum, without pulmonary involvement, that evolved rapidly to disseminated infection, multiple organ failure and death.
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