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Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas
Disseminated histoplasmosis affecting the adrenal gland(s) of immunocompetent adults is a very rare infection. Here, we present a case of bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent, 62-year-old gentleman from Texas along with a brief review of the published literature. Given the risk of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27995051 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.11.006 |
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author | Rog, Colin J. Rosen, Daniel G. Gannon, Francis H. |
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description | Disseminated histoplasmosis affecting the adrenal gland(s) of immunocompetent adults is a very rare infection. Here, we present a case of bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent, 62-year-old gentleman from Texas along with a brief review of the published literature. Given the risk of patient decompensation secondary to adrenal insufficiency and the wide availability of effective treatments, adrenal histoplasmosis must be considered even in immunocompetent adults who acquire adrenal masses. |
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spelling | pubmed-51549692016-12-19 Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas Rog, Colin J. Rosen, Daniel G. Gannon, Francis H. Med Mycol Case Rep Case Report Disseminated histoplasmosis affecting the adrenal gland(s) of immunocompetent adults is a very rare infection. Here, we present a case of bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent, 62-year-old gentleman from Texas along with a brief review of the published literature. Given the risk of patient decompensation secondary to adrenal insufficiency and the wide availability of effective treatments, adrenal histoplasmosis must be considered even in immunocompetent adults who acquire adrenal masses. Elsevier 2016-11-29 /pmc/articles/PMC5154969/ /pubmed/27995051 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.11.006 Text en © 2016 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Rog, Colin J. Rosen, Daniel G. Gannon, Francis H. Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas |
title | Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas |
title_full | Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas |
title_fullStr | Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas |
title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas |
title_short | Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas |
title_sort | bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from texas |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154969/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27995051 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.11.006 |
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