Case report: Esophageal histoplasmosis associated with disseminated tuberculosis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Bacterial and fungal infections are common in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Histoplasmosis is a common fungal disease in severely immunocompromised patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in endemic areas. In this population the most frequent form of presentation of histoplasmosis is disseminated, with the clinical manifestations being similar to those of disseminated tuberculosis. Esophageal histoplasmosis and the association of histoplasmosis with tuberculosis are infrequent. We report here a rare case of esophageal histoplasmosis associated with disseminated tuberculosis in AIDS.
Rezende
Rosamar Eulira Fontes
RE
Department of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. rosamarrezende@uol.com.br
Brunaldi
Mariângela Ottoboni
MO
Girão
Milena Santana
MS
Zucoloto
Sérgio
S
Garcia
Sérgio Britto
SB
Machado
Alcyone Artioli
AA
Módena
José Luiz Pimenta
JL
D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents