Open AccessHISTOPLASMOSIS IN NON-HIV IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT RESIDING IN A NON-ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL
Author(s) -
Thatyana Siqueira Gonçalves,
Laura Pazinato Ritter,
Taiguara Fraga Guimarães,
Cássia Silva de Miranda Godoy,
Renata de Bastos Ascenço Soares
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
unimontes científica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2236-5257
pISSN - 1519-2571
DOI - 10.46551/ruc.v23n2a05
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , histoplasma capsulatum , histoplasma , immunosuppression , medicine , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , immunology , pathology
Introduction: Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease, caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Goal: To report a case of an immunocompromised patient with diagnosis of histoplasmosis in a non-endemic region. Methodology: Case report. Case report: Patient carrier of rheumatoid arthritis, makes continuous use of methotrexate and has reported contact with large amount of bat guano. Result of cervical lymph node culture was positive for H. capsulatum. Discussion: The infection was presented related to drug-induced immunosuppression in a non-endemic area. Conclusion: In view of the location where the infection occurred, the geographic expansion of the disease and the importance of this report for the literature are clear.