Disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with laryngeal involvement in a setting of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.

Journal: Southern African journal of HIV medicine
Published Date: Apr 28, 2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus . We report a case of disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with mucocutaneous involvement in an AIDS patient paradigmatic of the multifaceted nature of the disease, which is an expression of the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS).

Authors

  • Mohamed F Sacoor
    Department of Dermatology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Keywords

No keywords available for this article.

External Resources

Popular Topics
Recent Journals