Cutaneous histoplasmosis disclosing an HIV-infection Histoplasmose cutânea reveladora de infecção pelo HIV

Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis endemic in extensive areas of the Americas. The authors report on an urban adult male patient with uncommon oral-cutaneous lesions proven to be histoplasmosis. Additional investigation revealed unnoticed HIV infection with CD4+ cell count of 7/mm3. The treatment...

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Main Authors: Silvio Alencar Marques, Maria Regina Cavariani Silvares, Rosangela Maria Pires de Camargo, Mariangela Esther Alencar Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2013-06-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000300420