Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9554
ISSN: 2155-9554
Samson Kimaiyo Kiprono
Regional Dermatology Training Center,
Box 8332 Moshi
Brasil
Case Report
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: Cutaneous and Bone Histoplasmosis Mimicking Leprosy after Treatment
Author(s): Samson Kimaiyo Kiprono, John Elisante Masenga, Rune Nathaniel Philemon, Baraka Michael Chaula and Bernard NaafsSamson Kimaiyo Kiprono, John Elisante Masenga, Rune Nathaniel Philemon, Baraka Michael Chaula and Bernard Naafs
We present a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a 12-year-old HIV infected boy. This is a rare presentation of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum which presented as Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome with osteoarticular involvement. He was treated with fluconazole for five years and healed with shortening of all the digits. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9554.1000145