SEPTIC SHOCK IN PATIENT WITH DISSEMINATED HISTOPLASMOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH AIDS: A CASE REPORT

SUMMARY Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, which may present itself as a serious infection in immunocompromised individuals. We present a case of 31-year-old female with newly diagnosed HIV infection and history of fever, general and respiratory symptoms and...

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Main Authors: Fabiano de Oliveira Poswar, Jair Almeida Carneiro, Janice Mendes Stuart, Jorge Patrick Oliveira Feliciano, Daniella Cristina Nassau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-07-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000400283&lng=en&tlng=en