Document 0164
 DOCN  M95B0164
 TI    Oral histoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients. A report of two cases.
 DT    9511
 AU    Chinn H; Chernoff DN; Migliorati CA; Silverman S Jr; Green TL; Division
       of Oral Medicine, UCSF, USA.
 SO    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 1995 Jun;79(6):710-4.
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95346458
 AB    Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by the organism Histoplasma
       capsulatum. Disseminated disease usually occurs in immunosuppressed
       patients or in patients with chronic illnesses. Although relatively
       uncommon, histoplasmosis has been reported in patients with AIDS, and
       oral lesions have been noted on multiple sites and in various clinical
       presentations. We present two HIV-positive cases with oral lesions as
       the initial signs of histoplasmosis. Both patients responded well to IV
       amphotericin B but later suffered recurrences despite being maintained
       on systemic antifungal therapy.
 DE    Adult  Amphotericin B/THERAPEUTIC USE  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/DRUG THERAPY/*MICROBIOLOGY  Case Report  Histoplasmosis/DRUG
       THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY  Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS
       Ketoconazole/THERAPEUTIC USE  Male  Mouth Diseases/DRUG
       THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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