1. Cutaneous presentation of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis nine years after renal transplantation.
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Rosado-Odom VM, Daoud J, Johnson R, Allen SD, Lockhart SR, Iqbal N, Shieh WJ, Zaki S, and Sharfuddin AA
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- Adult, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Dermatomycoses drug therapy, Female, Histoplasmosis drug therapy, Humans, Immunocompromised Host, Itraconazole therapeutic use, Ohio, Postoperative Complications, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, White People, Dermatomycoses diagnosis, Histoplasmosis diagnosis, Kidney Transplantation
- Abstract
Initial presentation of invasive fungal infections such as histoplasmosis can include non-specific clinical manifestations, especially in immunocompromised patients. A high index of suspicion is required to identify atypical manifestations of these diseases, which carry a high risk of mortality, if the diagnosis is delayed or missed. We describe a case of a kidney transplant recipient with cutaneous lesions as initial manifestation of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis where a skin biopsy was crucial to an early diagnosis., (© 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S.)
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- 2013
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