[Histoplasma capsulatum infection, a manifestation of AIDS unusual for The Netherlands]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1990 Sep 29;134(39):1908-10.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

The history of 29-year-old male from Surinam with antibodies to HIV-1 and long-lasting fever, lymphadenopathy, pain in the right upper abdomen and a granulomatous hepatitis is described. The patient suffered from disseminated histoplasmosis, a fungal disease rare in The Netherlands, which is the indicator disease for the diagnosis of AIDS (CDC-IVCI). It is stressed that in seropositive patients coming from endemic areas, including Surinam, the possibility of this disease should be considered.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Histoplasma / growth & development
  • Histoplasma / isolation & purification*
  • Histoplasmosis / complications*
  • Histoplasmosis / drug therapy
  • Histoplasmosis / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Zidovudine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Zidovudine
  • Amphotericin B