Histoplasmosis in individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): Report of six cases with cutaneous-mucosal involvement

✍ Scribed by Alcyone Artioli Machado; Ivo Castelo Branco Coelho; Ana Maria Ferreira Roselino; Emilia Simão Trad; Jose Fernando de Castro Figueiredo; Roberto Martinez; João Carlos de Costa

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1010 KB
• Volume: 115
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0301-486X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00436416

✦ Synopsis

The authors report the first six cases of disseminated histoplasmosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) seen at the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, from 1987 to 1989, with emphasis on dermatological clinical manifestations, nasal mucosa lesions and treatment. The mycosis was the first manifestation of AIDS in four patients. It is concluded that biopsies of the lesions for histopathologic study and fungal culture are important for diagnosis.