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Bilateral adrenal [corrected] nodules due to histoplasmosis in an elderly.

Flávio Pedreira de Freitas de Carvalho1, José Antônio Esper Curiati, Thaís Mauad, Milena Mendes Incerti, Wilson Jacob Filho.   

Abstract

We report a case history of an 84-year-old elderly male patient that presented with a clinical picture suggestive of adrenal failure and bilateral adrenal nodules detected by abdominal computed tomography. A fine needle-guided biopsy was inconclusive for achieving a final diagnosis. The patient died due to septic shock and the autopsy disclosed histoplasmosis with extensive bilateral necrosis of the adrenal glands. Although the adrenal involvement in chronic disseminated histoplasmosis has been described, there have been few reports of the infection being associated with adrenal insufficiency.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17625747     DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000100033

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Braz J Infect Dis        ISSN: 1413-8670            Impact factor:   1.949


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Review 1.  Adrenal hypofunction from histoplasmosis: a literature review from 1971 to 2012.

Authors:  R J Koene; J Catanese; G A Sarosi
Journal:  Infection       Date:  2013-06-15       Impact factor: 3.553

2.  Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man from Texas.

Authors:  Colin J Rog; Daniel G Rosen; Francis H Gannon
Journal:  Med Mycol Case Rep       Date:  2016-11-29
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