Disseminated histoplasmosis in a Danish patient with AIDS.

E Smith, M Franzmann, Lars Reinhardt Mathiesen

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Abstract

We present the first case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient in Europe, a 33-year-old Danish homosexual man, and recommend a detailed travel history in HIV-positive patients presenting with fever, weight loss and organomegaly. In Scandinavia disseminated histoplasmosis is rare but should be kept in mind as the disease is a major opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Treatment with amphotericin B followed by fluconazole was effective.
Translated title of the contributionDisseminated histoplasmosis in a Danish patient with AIDS.
Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume21
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)573-577
Number of pages5
ISSN0036-5548
Publication statusPublished - 1989

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