Septic Shock in Patient With Disseminated Histoplasmosis Associated With Aids: A Case Report

Abstract

SUMMARYHistoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, which may present itself as a serious infection in immunocompromised individuals. We present a case of 31-year-old female with newly diagnosed HIV infection and history of fever, general and respiratory symptoms and diffuse hyperchromic papules through the body. She was admitted, with rapid progression to septic shock, and the presence of neutrophils filled with yeast-like organisms was detected on peripheral blood smear hematoscopia on the third day of hospitalization. The following is a brief review on the clinical picture and management of histoplasmosis.

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“…O comprometimento da medula óssea é comum, manifestado por pancitopenia periférica. Já o comprometimento pulmonar sistêmico é raro; no entanto, em casos graves da doença, lesão miliar ou intersticial pode ser observada em tomografia computadorizada de tórax (POSWAR et. al., 2013;ADENIS et al, 2014 (WHEAT, 1989, KAUFFMAN, 2007.…”