Open AccessCoccidioidomycosis and Blastomycosis: Endemic Mycotic Co-Infections in the HIV Patient
Author(s) -
Waqas Jehangir,
Geeta Santoshi Tadepalli,
Shuvendu Sen,
Nina Regevik,
Purnendu Sen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.14740/jocmr2036w
Subject(s) - blastomycosis , medicine , histoplasmosis , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , aspergillosis , blastomyces , fungal disease , immunology , blastomyces dermatitidis
Opportunistic fungal infections including aspergillosis species, candida species, and fusarium can be found in HIV-infected patients. Disseminated diseases due to endemic mycoses including histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, and blastomycosis are all being reported among HIV patients who reside in the known endemic areas. However, in the non-endemic areas, or due to the rarity of these pathogens, it might be difficult to recognize these unfamiliar disease presentations. We report a patient with HIV who had dual infections with endemic mycotic infections of coccidioidomycosis and blastomycosis, as he had a brief stay in the endemic area.