Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis
Abstract: A patient with systemic involvement, initially treated as tuberculosis, is presented in this report. There were only two painful subcutaneous nodules, from which we arrived at the correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was attended by several experts in the fields of infectious d...
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2016-06-01
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| author | Patricia Botini de Oliveira Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu Antônio Luiz de Arruda Mattos |
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| description | Abstract: A patient with systemic involvement, initially treated as tuberculosis, is presented in this report. There were only two painful subcutaneous nodules, from which we arrived at the correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was attended by several experts in the fields of infectious diseases, nephrology and internal medicine, but the diagnosis was only possible after dermatological examination and skin biopsy. This case values multidisciplinary interaction between dermatologists and other medical areas for diagnosis of cases with atypical manifestations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2aac93344d3c46669c1e619373502e3b2022-12-21T19:32:52ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962016-06-0191336236410.1590/abd1806-4841.20163821Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosisPatricia Botini de OliveiraMarilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de AbreuAntônio Luiz de Arruda MattosAbstract: A patient with systemic involvement, initially treated as tuberculosis, is presented in this report. There were only two painful subcutaneous nodules, from which we arrived at the correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was attended by several experts in the fields of infectious diseases, nephrology and internal medicine, but the diagnosis was only possible after dermatological examination and skin biopsy. This case values multidisciplinary interaction between dermatologists and other medical areas for diagnosis of cases with atypical manifestations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000300362&tlng=enFungiHistoplasmosisOpportunistic infections |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Botini de Oliveira Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu Antônio Luiz de Arruda Mattos Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Fungi Histoplasmosis Opportunistic infections |
| title | Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis |
| title_full | Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis |
| title_fullStr | Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis |
| title_short | Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis |
| title_sort | importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis |
| topic | Fungi Histoplasmosis Opportunistic infections |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962016000300362&tlng=en |
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