[Cutaneous ulcer due to histoplasmosis and HIV infection]

Hautarzt. 2009 Dec;60(12):992-4. doi: 10.1007/s00105-009-1711-7.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 33-year-old Brazilian man presented with a painful ulcer on the glabella region. The patient was HIV-positive. Diagnosis of histoplasmosis was established by histopathological examination. In Latin America, disseminated histoplasmosis frequently involves the skin of HIV-positive patients. When affecting the skin, the disease has a wide range of clinical presentations. Our case highlights the importance of including this disease in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous ulcers in HIV patients from areas endemic for histoplasmosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Facial Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Facial Dermatoses / pathology
  • Histoplasma*
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis*
  • Histoplasmosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycology / methods
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Skin Ulcer / pathology