منابع مشابه
Eschar: a cutaneous clue to scrub typhus.
60-year-oldmanpresentedwith a seven-day history of fever, eadache, fatigue, and decreased urine output. On examinaion, he was febrile (38 ◦C), and had tachycardia. A blackish kin lesion was noted on the right side of his neck (Fig. 1). scharwas not preceded by any pain or itching. His hemogram evealed a hemoglobin count of 11.8 gm/dL, total leukocyte ount of 6300/mm3, and a platelet count of 80...
متن کاملCutaneous blastomycosis: a clue to a systemic disease*
A 55-year-old male presented with back pain and slightly tender annular plaques with central ulceration on his face. A skin biopsy revealed scattered yeast with broad based buds. A CT scan of the abdomen revealed a pathologic T12 fracture. Tissue obtained from the spine confirmed budding yeasts. The patient was diagnosed with disseminated blastomycosis. The patient was treated with amphotericin...
متن کاملCutaneous histoplasmosis disclosing an HIV-infection*
Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis endemic in extensive areas of the Americas. The authors report on an urban adult male patient with uncommon oral-cutaneous lesions proven to be histoplasmosis. Additional investigation revealed unnoticed HIV infection with CD4+ cell count of 7/mm3. The treatment was performed with amphotericin B, a 2065 mg total dose followed by itraconazole 200mg/daily plus...
متن کاملDisseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis in HIV infection.
Fig. 1 : Fleshy umbilicated nodules over face Fig. 2 : Skin biopsy showing intracellular and extra-cellular histoplasma A 45 year old male patient, labourer by profession, presented with low grade fever and occasional dry cough for 1month. For the last 2 weeks before admission, the patient noticed rounded fleshy eruptions over his face (Figure 1) which later involved his trunk and lower limbs. ...
متن کاملCoinfection of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and HIV Infection.
SummaryCutaneous leishmaniasis has recently been discovered in some parts of Ghana. The case of an HIV infected patient presenting with cutaneous leishmaniasis at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is discussed. The diagnosis of leishmaniasis was confirmed by histology. Also highlighted is the fact that this is the first reported case of dual infection of HIV and Leishmaniasis in Ghana.The possibil...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0891-1150', '1939-2869']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20042