Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Secondary Hemophagocytic Syndrome in a Non-HIV Patient
Histoplasma duboisii, a variant of Histoplasma capsulatum that causes “African histoplasmosis,” can be resistant to itraconazole, requiring intravenous amphotericin B treatment. Rarely, these patients do not respond to intravenous antifungal therapy, and in such cases, patients may progress to devel...
Main Authors: | Muhammad Kashif, Hassan Tariq, Mohsin Ijaz, Jose Gomez-Marquez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2015-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/295735 |
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