Disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplantation recipient: Peripheral blood smear was the key.
Histoplasmosis
Immunocompromised
Transplantation
Journal
Medical mycology case reports
ISSN: 2211-7539
Titre abrégé: Med Mycol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101598259
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
01
07
2021
revised:
30
07
2021
accepted:
05
08
2021
entrez:
19
8
2021
pubmed:
20
8
2021
medline:
20
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Disseminated histoplasmosis is common in immunocompromised patients such as patients with AIDS, hematologic malignancies, transplant recipients, and those on prolonged corticosteroid use. We report the case of a 53-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease due to uncontrolled hypertension who underwent renal transplantation in 2013. He presented to the hospital with a 5-day history of dyspnea, and blood tests showed pancytopenia. The diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis was made rapidly by peripheral blood smear. We encourage clinicians to check peripheral blood smear if disseminated histoplasmosis is suspected.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34408965
doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.001
pii: S2211-7539(21)00043-9
pmc: PMC8361280
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
30-31Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Dr. Hasbun is a speaker and has research support from Biofire®. All other authors do not have any conflicts of interest.
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