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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-07-01
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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 |