Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Buzzoleti, Fernando da Costa¹  Aquino, Bianca¹  Schiavon, Leonardo de Lucca¹  Durães, Ronilson Oliveira¹  Hospital Heliópolis, São Paulo¹  Benevides, Carlos Frederico Lopes¹  Narciso-Schiavon, Janaína Luz¹ 

关键词: Histoplasma capsulatum;    Disseminated histoplasmosis;    Adrenal tumor;    Adrenal insufficiency;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000200017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease that is endemic in Brazil. It may present as chronic pulmonary infection or in disseminated form. Disseminated histoplasmosis frequently affects the adrenal gland; however, unilateral involvement in immunosuppressed patients is the usual presentation. We report a case of an elderly immunocompetent male with history of weight loss, fever and bilateral adrenal mass who was successfully treated with itraconazole.

【 授权许可】

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