| Literature DB >> 8513733 |
E O Amayo1, M S Riyat, G B Okelo, A M Adam, K Toroitich.
Abstract
A 27 year old female with AIDS and disseminated histoplasmosis is presented. The clinical features include fever, weight loss, productive cough, splenomegaly and moderate pallor. The initial working diagnosis was pulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis was made terminally from bone marrow aspirate examination. Disseminated histoplasmosis with its varied clinical picture is likely to be missed in a patient with AIDS, and therefore a high index of suspicion is necessary for diagnosis.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Antibiotics; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Biology; Case Studies--women; Developing Countries; Diseases; Drugs; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Hiv Infections; Infections; Kenya; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Physiology; Pulmonary Effects; Research Methodology; Studies; Treatment; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8513733
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X