Atypical presentation of histoplasmosis in an immunocompromised patient

• Main Authors: Talita voss Gonzalez (Author), Sandra Lopes Mattos e Dinato (Author), Angelo Sementilli (Author), Ney Romiti (Author), Patrícia Mara Beltrame (Author), Ana Paula Rocha Veiga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AbstractWe present a case of disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in a male patient, rural worker, HIV positive for 20 years, with a history of irregular use of antiretroviral therapy, T cell counts below 50 cells/mm3 and with good response to treatment with Itraconazole. We highlight importance of...