Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review
Histoplasmosis is a granulomatous disease, produced by Histoplasma capsulatum. This fungus causes a wide range of clinical manifestations; the most common is the pulmonary form. In some cases, atypical presentations are described. Case report: a 70 year old male patient, from Barinas, Venezuela, who...
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| author | María Eugenia Landaeta Sofía Mata-Essayag Maria Teresa Colella Vanessa Pineda Joaquin Inaty |
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| description | Histoplasmosis is a granulomatous disease, produced by Histoplasma capsulatum. This fungus causes a wide range of clinical manifestations; the most common is the pulmonary form. In some cases, atypical presentations are described. Case report: a 70 year old male patient, from Barinas, Venezuela, who worked in a chicken farm, with diagnosis of histoplasmosis and hemolytic anemia is described. The patient improved with antifungal treatment. Conclusions: in Venezuela, an endemic area for this mycosis, clinicians must have a high suspicion index for this disease, taking into account risk factors, such as age and epidemiology. To our knowledge, this is the third case report in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7e8f9e749c142a1875d65e3bf7a47ea2023-09-02T09:53:12ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282016-08-01441222521094Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature reviewMaría Eugenia Landaeta0Sofía Mata-Essayag1Maria Teresa Colella2Vanessa Pineda3Joaquin Inaty4Sección de Micología Médica “Dr. Dante Borelli”, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de VenezuelaSección de Micología Médica “Dr. Dante Borelli”, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de VenezuelaSección de Micología Médica “Dr. Dante Borelli”, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de VenezuelaSección de Micología Médica “Dr. Dante Borelli”, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de VenezuelaClínica Briceño Rossi, CaracasHistoplasmosis is a granulomatous disease, produced by Histoplasma capsulatum. This fungus causes a wide range of clinical manifestations; the most common is the pulmonary form. In some cases, atypical presentations are described. Case report: a 70 year old male patient, from Barinas, Venezuela, who worked in a chicken farm, with diagnosis of histoplasmosis and hemolytic anemia is described. The patient improved with antifungal treatment. Conclusions: in Venezuela, an endemic area for this mycosis, clinicians must have a high suspicion index for this disease, taking into account risk factors, such as age and epidemiology. To our knowledge, this is the third case report in the literature.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/21296Histoplasma capsulatumhistoplasmosisanemia hemolíticaitraconazol |
| spellingShingle | María Eugenia Landaeta Sofía Mata-Essayag Maria Teresa Colella Vanessa Pineda Joaquin Inaty Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review Kasmera Histoplasma capsulatum histoplasmosis anemia hemolítica itraconazol |
| title | Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review |
| title_full | Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review |
| title_short | Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review |
| title_sort | atypical presentations of histoplasmosis hemolytic anemia case report and literature review |
| topic | Histoplasma capsulatum histoplasmosis anemia hemolítica itraconazol |
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