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Fulminant Histoplasmosis Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin in Immunocompetent Adult Diabetic Patient

Opportunistic infections are commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals such as those suffering from HIV infection, organ transplant recipients and connective tissue disorders. Histoplasmosis is one of the fungal opportunistic infections which is usually seen in immunosuppressed individuals but...

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Autores principales: Shastri, Prakash, Gupta, Pallav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31130794
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23154
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Sumario:Opportunistic infections are commonly seen in immunocompromised individuals such as those suffering from HIV infection, organ transplant recipients and connective tissue disorders. Histoplasmosis is one of the fungal opportunistic infections which is usually seen in immunosuppressed individuals but can also be seen in immunocompetent patients with frequent involvement of adrenal glands. We present a case of adult diabetic patient presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin in which bone marrow aspiration and biopsy lead to diagnosis of histoplasmosis without adrenal involvement. How to cite this article: Shastri P, Gupta P. Fulminant Histoplasmosis Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin in Immunocompetent Adult Diabetic Patient. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(4):193–195.