Disseminated histoplasmosis in a Danish patient with AIDS.
We present the first case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient in Europe, a 33-year-old Danish homosexual man, and recommend a detailed travel history in HIV-positive patients presenting with fever, weight loss and organomegaly. In Scandinavia disseminated histoplasmosis is rare but should be kept in mind as the disease is a major opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Treatment with amphotericin B followed by fluconazole was effective.
Smith
E
E
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Franzmann
M
M
Mathiesen
L R
LR
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003718:Denmark; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole