Montero-Reyes F, Cruz-Pérez C, Mejía-Galeana BE, Pérez A

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ABSTRACT

Background: Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum; 90% of cases occur in immunosuppressed patients.
Clinical case: A 31-year-old male patient, HIV positive, who was diagnosed with disseminated histoplasmosis.
Conclusions: Histoplasma infection is endemic in our environment and, therefore, should be suspected in new cases of HIV infection with non-specific systemic symptoms.

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