title: Disseminated histoplasmosis partially mimicking a dermatomyositis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus endemic to America and subtropical regions. Several cases of this opportunist mycosis have been reported in immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a patient treated with methotrexate and corticosteroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and who presented with disseminated histoplasmosis that partially mimicked a dermatomyositis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne et Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix, Aix en Provence, France.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dussouil
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Européen, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Allardet-Servent
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne et Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix, Aix en Provence, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dunogeant
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne et Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix, Aix en Provence, France.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grauer
authors.affiliation: Service de Parasitologie et Mycologie, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ranque
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne et Rhumatologie, Centre Hospitalier du Pays d'Aix, Aix en Provence, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nasser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans