title: Disseminated histoplasmosis and AIDS: clinical aspects and diagnostic methods for early detection.
abstract: Disseminated histoplasmosis in AIDS patients is the focus of this paper. Cutaneous lesions are reported as a frequent clinical sign. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, blood cultures (lysis-centrifugation technique), bronchoalveolar lavage, and skin lesion scrapings are the most effective diagnostic methods. The identification of a specific antigen in blood and urine may be a rapid means of evaluation and follow-up of patients with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Unit 10 and Micology Center, F.J. Muñiz Infectious Diseases Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina. marcelocorti@cuidad.com.ar
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cendoya
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esquivel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trione
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Villafañe
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Corbera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helou
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Negroni
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents