Disseminated histoplasmosis in peripheral blood smear

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Uriel Suárez ◽  
Carlos José Atencia ◽  
Catalina Quintero-Valencia
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Smear ◽  
Peripheral Blood Smear ◽  
Disseminated Histoplasmosis

scholarly journals A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Detected in Peripheral Blood Smear Staining Revealing AIDS at Terminal Phase in a Female Patient from Cameroon

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Mandengue Ebenye
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Smear ◽  
Histoplasma Capsulatum ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Peripheral Blood Smear ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Terminal Phase ◽  
Disseminated Histoplasmosis ◽  
Sub Saharan

Histoplasmosis is endemic in the American continent and also in Sub-Saharan Africa, coexisting with the African histoplasmosis. Immunosuppressed patients, especially those with advanced HIV infection develop a severe disseminated histoplasmosis with fatal prognosis. The definitive diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis is based on the detection ofHistoplasma capsulatumfrom patient’ tissues samples or body fluids. Among the diagnostic tests peripheral blood smear staining is not commonly used. Nonetheless a few publications reveal thatHistoplasma capsulatumhas been discovered by chance using this method in HIV infected patients with chronic fever and hence revealed AIDS at the terminal phase. We report a new case detected in a Cameroonian woman without any previous history of HIV infection. Peripheral blood smear staining should be commonly used for the diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis in the Sub-Saharan Africa, where facilities for mycology laboratories are unavailable.

Disseminated histoplasmosis in peripheral blood smear

Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 123 (10) ◽  
pp. 1445-1445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haeseong Park ◽  
Danielle Shafer
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Smear ◽  
Peripheral Blood Smear ◽  
Disseminated Histoplasmosis

scholarly journals Disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed in a peripheral blood smear

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Luiz Maltos ◽  
Evaldo Maia ◽  
Cristina da Cunha Hueb Barata de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Smear ◽  
Peripheral Blood Smear ◽  
Disseminated Histoplasmosis

scholarly journals Detection of cryptococcosis in peripheral blood smear:

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhavna Nayal ◽  
S Niveditha ◽  
Veena ◽  
M Chethan
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Blood Smear ◽  
Peripheral Blood Smear
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