COVID-19 associated with AIDS-related disseminated histoplasmosis: a case report
Author(s) -
Mauro Bertolini,
María Felicitas Mutti,
José Barletta,
Adriana Falak,
Daniel Cuatz,
Alicia Sisto,
Martín Ragusa,
Nigel Osvaldo Fernandez Claros,
María José Rolón
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of std and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1758-1052
pISSN - 0956-4624
DOI - 10.1177/0956462420957518
Subject(s) - medicine , histoplasmosis , immunosuppression , covid-19 , aids related opportunistic infections , immunology , opportunistic infection , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sida , intensive care medicine , viral disease , virology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Limited information is available concerning the coexistence of COVID-19 and opportunistic infections in people living with HIV. The possible association of COVID-19 with AIDS-related respiratory diseases should be considered, particularly in patients with advance immunosuppression. We report the case of a male patient with AIDS-related disseminated histoplasmosis associated with COVID-19.
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