| Literature DB >> 23387927 |
V M Rosado-Odom1, J Daoud, R Johnson, S D Allen, S R Lockhart, N Iqbal, W-J Shieh, S Zaki, A A Sharfuddin.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23387927 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12059
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transpl Infect Dis ISSN: 1398-2273 Impact factor: 2.228