Levi Guido C, Pozzi Cristina M, Hirschheimer Sônia M D S, Chahade Wiliam H, Gomes Hélio R, Granato Celso
Serviço de Moléstias Infecciosas, Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual 'Francisco Morato de Oliveira', São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2003 Sep;61(3B):859-63. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000500029. Epub 2003 Oct 28.
We present two patients with central nervous system involvement as the unique clinical manifestation of histoplasmosis. A clinical review confirmed the infrequency of this form of the disease, overall in childhood, being one of these cases the youngest in Brazilian reports. Comments about the diversity of clinical presentation and main differential diagnosis are presented. We analyze the serologic and cerebrospinal fluid results and, finally, discuss the drugs and duration of treatment.