       Document 0066
 DOCN  M9630066
 TI    [Disseminated histoplasmosis: 2 cases in patients with human
       immunodeficiency virus infection in French Guiana]
 DT    9603
 AU    Gerard Y; Couppie P; del Giudice P; Mille H; Cuchet T; Sainte-Marie D;
       Pradinaud R; Service de dermato-venereo-leprologie, centre hospitalier,;
       Cayenne, Guyane, France.
 SO    Rev Med Interne. 1995;16(10):767-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96099705
 AB    The authors report two cases of disseminated histoplasmosis occurring in
       HIV-infected patients living in French Guiana. The first case was an
       acute disseminated histoplasmosis with a rapid fatal evolution. The
       second case was diagnosed on a mucosal localisation, and improved under
       itraconazole therapy. These two cases show the diversity of the clinical
       course of this opportunistic infection. The authors focus on the
       difficulty of the diagnosis and the need for direct microscopic
       examination to identify histoplasma and to enable a swift therapeutic
       intervention.
 DE    Acute Disease  Adult  Antifungal Agents/THERAPEUTIC USE  *AIDS-Related
       Opportunistic Infections/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG THERAPY  Case Report  Chronic
       Disease  English Abstract  French Guiana  Histoplasmosis/DIAGNOSIS/DRUG
       THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY  Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Male  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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