Articular presentation of disseminated histoplasmosis.
Histoplasmosis is an important opportunistic disease to consider in immunocompromised patients from endemic areas. Articular presentations of disseminated histoplasmosis are uncommon. We describe the case of a renal transplant recipient originating from South Africa in whom a suppurative arthritis presented as a manifestation of disseminated histoplasmosis.
Sen
Debajit
D
Centre for Rheumatology, University College London Hospitals, 4th Floor, Arthur Stanley House, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London, W1T 4NJ, UK.
Birns
Jonathan
J
Rahman
Anisur
A
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000382:microbiology*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology