title: HISTOPLASMOSIS MYOSITIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW.
abstract: Disseminated histoplasmosis is an AIDS-defining illness that can affect multiple organ systems. Myositis due to histoplasmosis is rare in HIV infected patients. We report here an HIV-infected patient who presented with myositis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Her HIV was under poor control and her CD4 cell count was only 11 cells/mm3. She responded well to treatment but later succumbed to another opportunistic infection. The literature on disseminated histoplasmosis is reviewed.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Nimitvilai
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Thammaprasert
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Vinyuvat
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D006658:Histoplasma; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000473:pathology*