Histoplasmosis as a cause of pleural effusion in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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| Authors: | B C Marshall J K Cox K C Carroll R E Morrison |
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| Affiliation: | Pulmonary Division, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis. |
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| Abstract: | Disseminated histoplasmosis is an increasingly important opportunistic infection in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report the first case of histoplasmosis as a cause of pleural effusion in a patient with AIDS. Recognition of the typical intracellular yeast on a Wright-Giemsa stained smear of the pleural fluid cells allowed prompt initiation of amphotericin B. |
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