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A rare case of Histoplasma fungemia in an AIDS patient.
Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011 Apr-Jun; 29(2):188-91.IJ

Abstract

Disseminated cases of histoplasmosis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are rarely reported from India. Most of these cases report isolation of this fungus from the bone marrow, lymph node aspirate, spleenic aspirate, and biopsies. We report isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from the blood of an AIDS patient. A 30-year-old male from Utter Pradesh was admitted with fever, loss of appetite, and nausea since two months. Few intracellular and extracellular budding cells were observed on bone marrow examination on the fifth day of admission. Diagnosis was confirmed by blood cultures taken on the 11th day of admission. Amphotericin B was started, but the patient's condition deteriorated and he died.

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Baradkar VP
Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai 400 020, India. vasantbaradkar@yahoo.com
Tendolkar U
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Baveja S
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Kamath S
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MeSH

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultBloodBone MarrowFungemiaHistoplasmaHistoplasmosisHumansIndiaMaleMycology

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Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21654120

Citation

Baradkar, V P., et al. "A Rare Case of Histoplasma Fungemia in an AIDS Patient." Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol. 29, no. 2, 2011, pp. 188-91.
Baradkar VP, Tendolkar U, Baveja S, et al. A rare case of Histoplasma fungemia in an AIDS patient. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011;29(2):188-91.
Baradkar, V. P., Tendolkar, U., Baveja, S., & Kamath, S. (2011). A rare case of Histoplasma fungemia in an AIDS patient. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 29(2), 188-91. https://doi.org/10.4103/0255-0857.81792
Baradkar VP, et al. A Rare Case of Histoplasma Fungemia in an AIDS Patient. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2011 Apr-Jun;29(2):188-91. PubMed PMID: 21654120.
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