Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man


Autoria(s): Benevides,Carlos Frederico Lopes; Durães,Ronilson Oliveira; Aquino,Bianca; Schiavon,Leonardo de Lucca; Narciso-Schiavon,Janaína Luz; Buzzoleti,Fernando da Costa
Data(s)

01/04/2007

Resumo

Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease that is endemic in Brazil. It may present as chronic pulmonary infection or in disseminated form. Disseminated histoplasmosis frequently affects the adrenal gland; however, unilateral involvement in immunosuppressed patients is the usual presentation. We report a case of an elderly immunocompetent male with history of weight loss, fever and bilateral adrenal mass who was successfully treated with itraconazole.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822007000200017

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.40 n.2 2007

Palavras-Chave #Histoplasma capsulatum #Disseminated histoplasmosis #Adrenal tumor #Adrenal insufficiency
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journal article