Histoplasmosis peritonitis in an immunocompetent patient: case report.

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serval:BIB_5372740F318F
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Histoplasmosis peritonitis in an immunocompetent patient: case report.
Périodique
BMC infectious diseases
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Jaugey T., Schneider M., Bellini C., Yerly S., Sotiriadis C., Pezzetta E.
ISSN
1471-2334 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1471-2334
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
14/02/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
24
Numéro
1
Pages
201
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection most frequently seen in immunocompromised patients. It is endemic in Central and South America and in Africa. The infection is usually asymptomatic in a healthy individual. Extrapulmonary dissemination can be seen in immunocompromised hosts. Gastrointestinal manifestations frequently involve the terminal ileum and cecum, mimicking Crohn's disease or malignancy. We describe the case of a 36-year-old healthy man from Cameroon, living in Switzerland for 13 years and without any medical nor surgical history, who presented peritonitis not responding to antibiotics. CT-scan showed bowel obstruction and signs of peritonitis. We opted for an explorative laparoscopy, which was converted to laparotomy with extensive adhesiolysis. Diagnostic of histoplasmosis was confirmed by histology and PCR analysis on biopsy. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of peritonitis as main outcome of a disseminated histoplasmosis involving the peritoneum in an immunocompetent patient.
Mots-clé
Male, Humans, Adult, Histoplasmosis/complications, Crohn Disease/complications, Intestinal Obstruction, Peritonitis/diagnosis, Peritonitis/complications, Cameroon, Abdominal pain, Disseminated histoplasmosis, Immunocompetent
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
15/02/2024 16:30
Dernière modification de la notice
02/03/2024 7:09
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