TY - JOUR
T1 - Progressive gastrointestinal histoplasmosis leading to colonic obstruction two years after initial presentation
AU - Hertan, Hilary
AU - Nair, Satheesh
AU - Arguello, Pedro
PY - 2001/2/8
Y1 - 2001/2/8
N2 - A 37-yr-old man from Ecuador presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Endoscopy revealed duodenal histoplasmosis. The patient improved with antifungal therapy but was readmitted 2 yr later with diarrhea and fever. Colonoscopy revealed histoplasmosis lesions, including a constricting transverse colon lesion. The patient refused surgery and died of colonic perforation. We discuss the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in this report.
AB - A 37-yr-old man from Ecuador presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Endoscopy revealed duodenal histoplasmosis. The patient improved with antifungal therapy but was readmitted 2 yr later with diarrhea and fever. Colonoscopy revealed histoplasmosis lesions, including a constricting transverse colon lesion. The patient refused surgery and died of colonic perforation. We discuss the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal histoplasmosis in this report.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02272-3
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02272-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 11197256
AN - SCOPUS:0035138870
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 96
SP - 221
EP - 222
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 1
ER -
