Cormier H, Perez N, Blanchet D, Couppié P, Carme B, Aznar C. Fatal histoplasmosis in a non-HIV patient in French Guiana.
J Mycol Med 2012;
22:189-91. [PMID:
23518023 DOI:
10.1016/j.mycmed.2012.01.005]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Revised: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Histoplasmosis is an endemic fungal infection that causes no symptoms or minor self-limited illnesses in most cases. Severe forms are commonly reported in patients with immunodeficiency disorders; histoplasmosis is considered to be an opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with no induced active suppression of the immune response. The infection was fulminant, and antifungal treatment was delayed because of a misdiagnosis of tuberculosis.
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