Histoplasmosis presenting as addisonian crisis in an immunocompetent host
A 71-year-old man with presumptively treated pulmonary tuberculosis ten years earlier and previous alcoholism presented with adrenal insufficiency. HIV serology was negative. A computerized tomography scan of the abdomen showed enlarged right adrenal. He recovered after emergency treatment with hydr...
Main Authors: | Marcio Fernandes Chedid, Aljamir Duarte Chedid, Geraldo Resin Geyer, Maria Bernadete Fernandes Chedid, Luiz Carlos Severo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2004-02-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000100016&tlng=en |
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