Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Persons with HIV/AIDS, Southern Brazil, 2010–2019
Rossana Patrícia Basso, Vanice Rodrigues Poester, Jéssica Louise Benelli, David A. Stevens, Melissa Orzechowski Xavier
Abstract
We evaluated disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) in HIV patients over 10 years in southern Brazil. The incidence was 12 cases/1,000 hospitalizations (2010-2019); the mortality rate was 35%. Tuberculosis frequently obscured the diagnosis of DH. We emphasize the need in our region to suspect and investigate DH using more sensitive methods.
Topics & Concepts
HistoplasmosisTuberculosisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Incidence (geometry)MedicineSuspectAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsPediatricsVirologyImmunologySidaPathologyViral diseasePsychologyOpticsCriminologyPhysicsFungal Infections and StudiesAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment