Serum galactomannan in histoplasmosis in HIV

Ankita Baidya, Charu Goel Sachdeva, Priyanka Bhatia, Ankur Pruthi, Sangeeta JoshiIndian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS 2022 43(2):181-183Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection (OI) in HIV infected patients. The Diagnosis is challenging due to lack of testing facilities. Hereby we report a young male who presented with fever & rash, was diagnosed with HIV and disseminated histoplasmosis. The timely management with antifungals was started after the of positive serum galactomannan report in the background of appropriate clinical setting.
Source: Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research