A case of pulmonary histoplasmosis treated with voriconazole

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العنوان: A case of pulmonary histoplasmosis treated with voriconazole
المؤلفون: Congyi Xie, Yimin Yang, Xiaodan Wu, Zhangzhang Chen, Na Zhu, Yuanlin Song, Lin Tong
المصدر: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 16:570-574
بيانات النشر: Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: Male, Lung Diseases, Fungal, Histoplasma, Pneumonia, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Cough, Virology, Humans, Parasitology, Voriconazole, Histoplasmosis, Immunosuppressive Agents
الوصف: Histoplasmosis is an infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. The lungs are the most common site of infection, especially in patients with immune deficiency. We report a case of 62-year-old male patient presented with cough for 3 months and had been taking immunosuppressive drugs for 10 years after heart transplantation. Chest CT scan showed multiple pulmonary nodules. Lung tissue biopsy specimen culture suggested fungal infection, and Histoplasma capsulatum was confirmed by next-generation sequencing (NGS) detection. The patient was diagnosed with pulmonary histoplasmosis. After administration of voriconazole for 46 days, the symptom of cough was markedly relieved and the lesions were partly absorbed. After 13 months of treatment, the lesions completely disappeared, and no significant side-effect of voriconazole was observed. To our knowledge, report of voriconazole as the treatment of histoplasmosis is rare, especially in non-endemic areas. Moreover, this case enriches our experience in the adjustment between immunosuppressive and antifungal agents in treating histoplasmosis.
تدمد: 1972-2680
الوصول الحر: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::cc7571e927495fe61b50ad8f8952c872Test
https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.15297Test
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....cc7571e927495fe61b50ad8f8952c872
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