title: Disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient: a rare case from southern India.
abstract: We present a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A 38-year-old woman presented with fever, cough, dysphagia, significant weight loss and a loss of appetite. She also suffered from anaemia and cervical lymphadenopathy. A lymph node biopsy and a bone marrow aspirate showed intracellular yeast forms of Histoplasma capsulatum. She improved with parenteral amphotericin B and oral itraconazole. Even though histoplasmosis is not endemic in South East Asia and India, it should be kept in mind when evaluating AIDS patients in view of the current scenario of the pandemic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, India. docVishu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sathyanarayanan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vishwanath
authors.forename: Narayan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.forename: Prabhu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mukhyaprana
authors.forename: Sangar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Madhusudan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.forename: Valiathan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents