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Challenging granulomatous differential diagnosis of CNS lesions in a 75-year-old patient with indolent lymphoma.
Front Immunol
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine I, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
We report here on a patient with concomitant indolent lymphoma who showed a rapid progressive deterioration of his general condition and emerging neurological symptoms. The combination of severe B symptoms with hypermetabolic involvement of the adrenal glands and multiple central nervous system (CNS) lesions initially suggested a malignant disease. However, when the patient presented to us with biopsy results from one of the CNS lesions, the biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation but no evidence of malignancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisseminated histoplasmosis and presumptive CNS toxoplasmosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a patient with HIV/AIDS: a case report.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2024
Division of Infectious Diseases, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
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- A 55-year-old woman with HIV/AIDS, adhering to her antiretroviral therapy, was hospitalized due to swallowing difficulties and swollen lymph nodes, revealing a rare case of disseminated histoplasmosis and suspected cerebral toxoplasmosis.
- The diagnosis was confirmed through various tests, including a biopsy, (1-3) -β-glucan assay, and imaging studies.
- This case underscores the challenges of managing opportunistic infections during immune recovery in HIV patients and the importance of vigilant monitoring and comprehensive diagnostics.
CNS histoplasmosis coexisting with pulmonary tuberculosis in a HIV negative patient: case report.
BMC Infect Dis
November 2024
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
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- Tuberculosis is common in India, while Histoplasmosis is less reported; co-infection is rare but challenging to diagnose due to symptom overlap.
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A Rare Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Involving the Colon and Brain.
Cureus
April 2024
Infectious Disease, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Mckinney, USA.
, the causative organism for histoplasmosis, is a dimorphic fungus seen abundantly along the river valleys of Ohio and Mississippi in the United States of America as well as in other parts of the world. The infection is primarily acquired by inhaling the fungal spores which are often found in bird and bat droppings. Histoplasmosis can have a wide range of presentations ranging from no symptoms to mild flu-like or life-threatening consequences if severe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Clinical problems in Medical Mycology: Problem number 56].
Rev Iberoam Micol
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Unidad Micología, Hospital de Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
We present the case of a twenty six year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with certolizumab. She sought medical attention due to cough, fever and night sweats. X-ray exam showed a miliary pneumonia.
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