Disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with AIDS in Panama: a review of 104 cases.

نویسندگان

  • Maria Eugenia Gutierrez
  • Alfredo Canton
  • Nestor Sosa
  • Esther Puga
  • Leyda Talavera
چکیده

We identified the incidence and primary clinical characteristics of histoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in our hospital. Disseminated histoplasmosis is a common and severe disease among patients with AIDS in Panama and should be suspected for patients with a CD4 cell count of <100 cells/ microL, fever, respiratory symptoms, weight loss, and diarrhea.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

دوره 40 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005