Disseminated African histoplasmosis in a Congolese patient with AIDS.
We report the first Congolese case of African histoplasmosis in a patient with AIDS which represents the third case to be described in the literature. This contrasts with the now frequent occurrence of Histoplasma capsulatum histoplasmosis in HIV-infected subjects in North America; the difference is likely to be due to differences in exposure to the fungus rather than to differences in behaviour of the fungus or in the epidemiology of HIV.
Carme
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Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire de Brazzaville, Congo.
Ngaporo
A I
AI
Ngolet
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A
Ibara
J R
JR
Ebikili
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B
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology