[Cutaneous ulcer due to histoplasmosis and HIV infection].
A 33-year-old Brazilian man presented with a painful ulcer on the glabella region. The patient was HIV-positive. Diagnosis of histoplasmosis was established by histopathological examination. In Latin America, disseminated histoplasmosis frequently involves the skin of HIV-positive patients. When affecting the skin, the disease has a wide range of clinical presentations. Our case highlights the importance of including this disease in the differential diagnosis of cutaneous ulcers in HIV patients from areas endemic for histoplasmosis.
Talhari
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Department of Dermatology, Institute of Tropical Medicine of the Amazonas State, -, Brasilien.
Braga
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Chrusciak-Talhari
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Niedermeier
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Carlos Ferreira
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Talhari
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006658:Histoplasma; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology