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Cerebral histoplasmosis in an Australian patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Sullivan AliceAnn,
Benson Susan M,
Hogan Patrick G,
Whitby R Michael,
Boyle Richard S,
Ewart Arthur H
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140222.x
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , histoplasma capsulatum , histoplasma , dermatology , systemic lupus erythematosus , connective tissue disease , lupus erythematosus , immunology , pathology , antibody , disease , autoimmune disease
A 39‐year‐old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus suffered a prolonged neurological illness associated with very low levels of glucose in her cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Six months later, and after numerous CSF investigations, Histoplasma capsulatum was cultured. To our knowledge, this is the first report of cerebral histoplasmosis in Australia in a patient who is not HIV positive.