Ultrasonographic findings of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in dogs

Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis Mimicking Crohn’s Disease

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofab249 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Esfandiar Shojaei ◽

Joanna C Walsh ◽

Nikhil Sangle ◽

Brian Yan ◽

Michael S Silverman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Crohn’S Disease ◽

Crohn's Disease ◽

Antifungal Therapy ◽

Immunocompetent Patient ◽

Immunocompromised Patients ◽

Disseminated Histoplasmosis ◽

Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Inflammatory Drugs ◽

Tissue Specimens

Abstract Disseminated histoplasmosis is a life-threatening disease usually seen in immunocompromised patients living in endemic areas. We present an apparently immunocompetent patient with gastrointestinal histoplasmosis who was initially diagnosed as biopsy-proven Crohn’s disease. Following discontinuation of anti-inflammatory drugs and institution of antifungal therapy, his GI illness completely improved. Specific fungal staining should be routinely included in histopathologic assessment of tissue specimens diagnosed as Crohn’s disease.

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Human T Lymphotropic virus-1 associated gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in Peru

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ◽

10.3855/jidc.1030 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 5 (06) ◽

pp. 484-488 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carlos Canelo-Aybar ◽

Jose Cuadra-Urteaga ◽

Fernando Atencia ◽

Franco Romani

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Immunosuppressive Drugs ◽

Chronic Diarrhoea ◽

Gastrointestinal Involvement ◽

T Lymphotropic Virus ◽

Documented Case ◽

Histologic Evidence ◽

Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis ◽

History Of

We report a 72-year-old patient with chronic diarrhoea and histologic evidence of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis. He had no history of HIV or of taking immunosuppressive drugs. The patient was found to be a carrier of Human T-lymphotropic virus-1, a condition associated with inflammatory, lymphoproliferative, and opportunistic infectious diseases. To our knowledge, there are only three previous cases reporting this coinfection and this is the first documented case with gastrointestinal involvement.

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Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis in Patients with AIDS: Case Report and Review

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1086/318485 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 483-491 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

K. N. Suh ◽

T. Anekthananon ◽

P. R. Mariuz

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis

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Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis mimicking peritonitis carcinomatosis: a rare case of an emergent surgical presentation of HIV de novo

Journal of Surgical Case Reports ◽

10.1093/jscr/rjz260 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Esmee W M Engelmann ◽

Jelle J Posthuma ◽

Lianne Scholten ◽

Louise L Blankensteijn ◽

Mireille B Boldewijn ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rare Case ◽

De Novo ◽

Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽

Deficiency Syndrome ◽

Healthy Patient ◽

Disseminated Histoplasmosis ◽

Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis ◽

Acquired Immune Deficiency ◽

Apparently Healthy

Abstract Gastrointestinal perforation due to infection, including disseminated histoplasmosis, is a rare cause of the surgical acute abdomen, especially in an apparently healthy patient. We describe a rare case of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis-induced small intestine perforation as the first manifestation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in a healthy patient. Remarkably, the disease mimicked peritonitis carcinomatosis during explorative laparoscopy.

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