Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis

Abstract: A patient with systemic involvement, initially treated as tuberculosis, is presented in this report. There were only two painful subcutaneous nodules, from which we arrived at the correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was attended by several experts in the fields of infectious d...

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Main Authors: Patricia Botini de Oliveira (Author), Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu (Author), Antônio Luiz de Arruda Mattos (Author)
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Abstract: A patient with systemic involvement, initially treated as tuberculosis, is presented in this report. There were only two painful subcutaneous nodules, from which we arrived at the correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was attended by several experts in the fields of infectious diseases, nephrology and internal medicine, but the diagnosis was only possible after dermatological examination and skin biopsy. This case values multidisciplinary interaction between dermatologists and other medical areas for diagnosis of cases with atypical manifestations.
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10.1590/abd1806-4841.20163821