Acute Kidney Injury, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and the Infection That Binds Them Together: Disseminated Histoplasmosis

• Main Authors: Pooja Sethi MD (Author), Jennifer Treece MD, MBA (Author), Chidinma Onweni MD (Author), Vandana Pai MD (Author), Sowminya Arikapudi MD (Author), Lakshmi Kallur MD (Author), Varun Kohli MD (Author), Jonathan Moorman MD, PhD, FACP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be complicated by opportunistic infections, including disseminated histoplasmosis (DH). Although endemic to portions of the United States and usually benign, DH can rarely act as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients presenting with...