[Histoplasma capsulatum infection, a manifestation of AIDS unusual for The Netherlands].
The history of 29-year-old male from Surinam with antibodies to HIV-1 and long-lasting fever, lymphadenopathy, pain in the right upper abdomen and a granulomatous hepatitis is described. The patient suffered from disseminated histoplasmosis, a fungal disease rare in The Netherlands, which is the indicator disease for the diagnosis of AIDS (CDC-IVCI). It is stressed that in seropositive patients coming from endemic areas, including Surinam, the possibility of this disease should be considered.
Joore
J C
JC
Afd. Algemene Inwendige Geneeskunde, werkgroep Immunologie en Infectie, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Utrecht.
Marcelis
J H
JH
Sie-Go
D M
DM
Borleffs
J C
JC
Hoepelman
I M
IM
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015215:Zidovudine; D000666:Amphotericin B
Histoplasma capsulatum-infectie, een voor Nederland ongewone manifestatie van de ziekte AIDS.