Mucocutaneous histoplasmosis as the first manifestation of AIDS

Mucocutaneous histoplasmosis as the first manifestation of AIDS

Immunosuppressed patients can present with opportunistic infections resulting from an intrinsic systemic disease, which easily evolves into more aggressive and less common conditions. This work reports a clinical case of a female patient with histoplasmosis lesions in the nasal and oral mucosa, incl...

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Published in:Special care in dentistry Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 1059 - 1064
Main Authors: Medina, Janaina B., Monguilhott‐Falbo, Francèle, Teixeira‐Leite, Cristiane, Trierveiler, Marilia, Braz‐Silva, Paulo Henrique, Ortega, Karem L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-07-2024
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Biopsy
Diagnosis
Hematology
Histoplasmosis
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immunosuppression
Medical diagnosis
Morbidity
opportunistic infection
Oral hygiene
oral manifestations
Serology
AIDS
diagnosis
histoplasmosis
HIV
opportunistic infection
oral manifestations
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Summary:Immunosuppressed patients can present with opportunistic infections resulting from an intrinsic systemic disease, which easily evolves into more aggressive and less common conditions. This work reports a clinical case of a female patient with histoplasmosis lesions in the nasal and oral mucosa, including pulmonary, hematological, and hepatic impairment, which led to the diagnosis of HIV seropositivity. In the presence of severe immunosuppression, morbidity is increased due to deep fungal infections and their unusual clinical characteristics can make diagnosis difficult. Therefore, it can be very helpful to recognize these clinical characteristics in order to determine early diagnostic interventions. It is important to recognize mucocutaneous manifestations of histoplasmosis because the biopsy of these lesions, and subsequent histopathological analysis, is one of the quickest, safest, and cheapest methods of diagnosis.
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ISSN:0275-1879
1754-4505
1754-4505
DOI:10.1111/scd.12972