Disseminated histoplasmosis among patients with AIDS. Report of two cases;Istoplasmosi disseminata in pazienti affetti da AIDS. Descrizione di due casi

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 91, Issue 7-8, 2000, Pages 362-364

  Antinori, Spinello ^a,b   Ridolfo, Anna Lisa ^a,b   Corbellino, Mario ^a,b   Galimberti, Laura ^a,b   Santambrogio, Sara ^a,b   Bonaccorso, Carmela ^c   Vago, Luca ^a   Viviani, Maria Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Histoplasmosis; HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE;

EID: 0034222298     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Edwards PQ, Klaer JH. Worl-wide geographic distribution of histoplasmosis and histoplasmin sensitivity. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1956; 5: 235-57.
2. Dodge HJ, Ajello L, Engelke O. The association of a bird-roosting site with infection of school children by Histoplasma capsulatum. Am J Public Health 1965; 55: 1203-11.
3. Centers for Disease Control. Revision of the case surveillance definition of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome for national reporting United States. MMWR 1985; 34: 373-5.
4. Conte A, De Longis P, Bordi E, De Mori P, Grillo LR. Istoplasmosi disseminata in un paziente con infezione da HIV. Giornale it AIDS 1996; 7: 55-8.
5. Gori S, Scasso A, Paladini A. Histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma capsulatum in an italian HIV positive patient returning from the Americas. J Mycol Med 1993; 3: 239-41.
6. Gandola L, Confalonieri M, Aiolfi S, et al. Histoplasmosis in an HIV-negative Italian man with mycosis fungoides. Panminerva Medica 1992; 34: 93-95.
7. Antinori S, Galimberti L, Bonaccorso C, Vago L, Nebuloni M, Esposito R. A case of fatal disseminated histoplasmosis of autochthonous origin in an Italian patient. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997; 16: 545-6.
8. Wheat LJ, Connolly-Stringfield P, Baker RL et al. Disseminated histoplasmosis in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome: clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment, and review of the literature. Medicine 1990; 69:361-74.
9. McKinsey D, spiegel RA, Hutwagner L, et al. Prospective study of histoplasmosis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus:incidence, risk factors, and pathophisiology. Clin Infect Dis 1997;24:1195-203.