Histoplasmosis presenting as addisonian crisis in an immunocompetent host
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Histoplasmosis presenting as addisonian crisis in an immunocompetent host.
A 71-year-old man with presumptively treated pulmonary tuberculosis ten years earlier and previous alcoholism presented with adrenal insufficiency. HIV serology was negative. A computerized tomography scan of the abdomen showed enlarged right adrenal. He recovered after emergency treatment with hydrocortisone IV. Right adrenalectomy was performed. Histoplasmosis was diagnosed and the patient wa...
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A 71-year-old man with presumptively treated pulmonary tuberculosis ten years earlier and previous alcoholism presented with adrenal insufficiency. HIV serology was negative. A computerized tomography scan of the abdomen showed enlarged right adrenal. He recovered after emergency treatment with hydrocortisone IV. Right adrenalectomy was performed. Histoplasmosis was diagnosed and the patient wa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822004000100016