HISTOPLASMOSIS IN NON-HIV IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT RESIDING IN A NON-ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL

Autores

  • Thatyana Siqueira Gonçalves Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)
  • Laura Pazinato Ritter Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)
  • Taiguara Fraga Guimarães Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
  • Cássia Silva de Miranda Godoy Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)
  • Renata de Bastos Ascenço Soares Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46551/ruc.v23n2a05

Palavras-chave:

Histoplasmosis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Immunocompromised

Resumo

Introduction: Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease, caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Goal: To report a case of an immunocompromised patient with diagnosis of histoplasmosis in a non-endemic region. Methodology: Case report. Case report: Patient carrier of rheumatoid arthritis, makes continuous use of methotrexate and has reported contact with large amount of bat guano. Result of cervical lymph node culture was positive for H. capsulatum. Discussion: The infection was presented related to drug-induced immunosuppression in a non-endemic area. Conclusion: In view of the location where the infection occurred, the geographic expansion of the disease and the importance of this report for the literature are clear.

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Biografia do Autor

Thatyana Siqueira Gonçalves, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

Graduada em Medicina Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás) Goiânia GO – 74175-120, Brasil.

Laura Pazinato Ritter, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

Graduada em Medicina Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás) Goiânia GO – 74175-120, Brasil.

Taiguara Fraga Guimarães, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)

Médico Residente em Infectologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Av, Universitária s/n., Setor Universitário Goiânia-GO, 74605-020, Brasil.

Cássia Silva de Miranda Godoy, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

Professora Assistente do Curso de Medicina, Escola de Ciências Médicas e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Goiânia GO – 74175-120, Brasil.

Renata de Bastos Ascenço Soares, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC Goiás)

Professora Adjunta do Curso de Medicina, Escola de Ciências Médicas e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Goiânia GO – 74175-120, Brasil.

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2021-10-13

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SIQUEIRA GONÇALVES, T.; PAZINATO RITTER, L.; FRAGA GUIMARÃES, T.; SILVA DE MIRANDA GODOY, C.; DE BASTOS ASCENÇO SOARES, R. HISTOPLASMOSIS IN NON-HIV IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT RESIDING IN A NON-ENDEMIC AREA IN BRAZIL. Revista Unimontes Científica, [S. l.], v. 23, n. 2, p. 1–9, 2021. DOI: 10.46551/ruc.v23n2a05. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.unimontes.br/index.php/unicientifica/article/view/4654. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.

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Relatos de Casos: Dossiê Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias