Open AccessPrimary Central Nervous System Infection by Histoplasma in an Immunocompetent Adult: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Henry Koiti Sato,
Joel Fernando Sanabria Duarte
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of infectious diseases and case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-8861
DOI - 10.47363/jidscr/2021(2)148
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , presentation (obstetrics) , histoplasma , histoplasma capsulatum , central nervous system , medicine , pathology , surgery
Histoplasma capsulatum infection is endemic in many regions around the world, including Latin America [1]. However, cerebral presentation occurs in less than 25% of patients with disseminated histoplasmosis and even rarer as a stand-alone presentation. Three forms are described: meningeal, miliary granulomatous and parenchymal with formation of “histoplasmoma” [2]. Due to the rarity of the case and unusual clinical presentation and topography we describe the case below.