Bilateral adrenal [corrected] nodules due to histoplasmosis in an elderly.
Braz J Infect Dis
; 11(1): 160-2, 2007 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17625747
We report a case history of an 84-year-old elderly male patient that presented with a clinical picture suggestive of adrenal failure and bilateral adrenal nodules detected by abdominal computed tomography. A fine needle-guided biopsy was inconclusive for achieving a final diagnosis. The patient died due to septic shock and the autopsy disclosed histoplasmosis with extensive bilateral necrosis of the adrenal glands. Although the adrenal involvement in chronic disseminated histoplasmosis has been described, there have been few reports of the infection being associated with adrenal insufficiency.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças das Glândulas Suprarrenais
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Glândulas Suprarrenais
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Histoplasmose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil