Case report. Histoplasmosis in an AIDS paediatric patient.
Journal: Mycoses
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Abstract
Histoplasmosis has been little reported among HIV-infected children. We report a case of a 4-year old boy with AIDS who presented with disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed by lung biopsy. The patient had a good clinical response to amphotericin B followed by itraconazole oral solution.
Authors
S Cimerman, W Sokolowski, S Gonçalves, M Lins, A Colombo
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