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Case Report. Histoplasmosis in an AIDS paediatric patient
Author(s) -
Cimerman S.,
Sokolowski W.,
Gonçalves S. E. C.,
Lins M. Soares de O.,
Colombo A. L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0507.1999.00485.x
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , pediatrics , histoplasma capsulatum , dermatology , intensive care medicine
Histoplasmosis has been little reported among HIV‐infected children. We report a case of a 4‐year old boy with AIDS who presented with disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed by lung biopsy. The patient had a good clinical response to amphotericin B followed by itraconazole oral solution.