A 61-yr-old liver transplant recipient presented with abdominal cramping and nonbloody diarrhea resulting in orthostasis. Multiple ulcerations throughout the colon were seen during endoscopy, and biopsies from the ulcer edges revealed histoplasmosis. Treatment with a course of itraconazole improved
Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Young Thai Male
β Scribed by Kearkiat P. Poinsilpa; Terapong Tantawichien
- Book ID
- 111279256
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1195-1982
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