Abstract:FIGURE 1 -Peripheral blood smear -multiple yeasts in neutrophil (arrow).
1,000x magnification -Giemsa staining).A 40-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, diagnosed in 2008, and irregular use of antiretroviral therapy, was admitted to the emergency room with diarrhea, asthenia, fever, and weight loss of 4kg in the previous 10 days. His evacuations were watery, with no mucus or blood. He was emaciated, with an axillary temperature of 38.3°C. Cardiopulmonary auscultation findings were n… Show more
“…The peripheral blood histoplasmosis is uncommon and a few case reports have been published [3,4]. The secondary hemophagocytosis is a well-known complication of disseminated H. capsulatum infection [5].…”
“…The peripheral blood histoplasmosis is uncommon and a few case reports have been published [3,4]. The secondary hemophagocytosis is a well-known complication of disseminated H. capsulatum infection [5].…”
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