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[Disseminated histoplasmosis revealed by peripheral blood smear in an African immigrant with AIDS].

Authors :
Débat Zoguéreh D
Bigel ML
Billy C
Perronne V
Richardin F
Granier F
Source :
Medecine et maladies infectieuses [Med Mal Infect] 2008 Apr; Vol. 38 (4), pp. 228-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Jan 04.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum in an African patient with AIDS (born in Ghana) and living in France. This opportunistic fungal infection has never been reported in Ghana, maybe because of limited means of investigation or ignorance. Nevertheless, it was reported in a Ghanaian immigrant living in Italy. In our patient, the first diagnosis was suggested by a peripheral blood smear, which is not a classical biological diagnostic method. The diagnostic interest and the frequency of positive peripheral blood smears in the course of disseminated histoplasmosis are probably under estimated.

Details

Language :
French
ISSN :
0399-077X
Volume :
38
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Medecine et maladies infectieuses
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18178049
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medmal.2007.10.009