Disseminated genitourinary histoplasmosis in a patient with AIDS with negative urine antigen testing.


Journal

BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 Nov 2021
Historique:
entrez: 13 11 2021
pubmed: 14 11 2021
medline: 17 11 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Disseminated histoplasmosis is a life-threatening condition in immunocompromised patients. The majority of healthy persons have benign disease not requiring treatment. However, in persons living with HIV, mortality is high and accurate diagnosis is paramount. We present a case of a 48-year-old HIV-positive woman who presented with haematuria and flank pain. She had a history of recurrent urinary tract infection and nephrolithiasis with obstructive hydronephrosis. During cystoscopy, a bladder lesion was found. Pathological evaluation demonstrated abundant intracellular organisms with apparent budding. Subsequent urine histoplasma antigen was negative. Given the high index of suspicion for histoplasmosis based on the surgical pathology findings and epidemiological history, the patient was started immediately on antifungal therapy. One week later, PCR results of the bladder lesion confirmed the presence of

Identifiants

pubmed: 34772673
pii: 14/11/e243375
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243375
pmc: PMC8593604
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

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© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: None declared.

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Auteurs

Candice Theodora Joseph (CT)

Infectious Disease and Global Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA c-joseph@live.com.

Michael Feely (M)

Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Nicole Iovine (N)

Infectious Disease and Global Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

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