Borges-Costa João, Marques Tiago, Soares-Almeida Luís, Sacramento-Marques Manuel
Clínica Universitária de Dermatologia, Avenida Prof Egas Moniz, Lisboa, Portugal.
Trop Doct. 2011 Oct;41(4):251-2. doi: 10.1258/td.2011.110140. Epub 2011 Sep 9.
Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis is frequently fatal in HIV patients, and the standard diagnostic techniques can cause treatment delay. Skin biopsy can help in the differential diagnosis, allowing also an earlier treatment initiation.