Hjermstad Brittany, Snover Dale, Debes Jose D
Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Apr 11;106(6):1627-8. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1049.
Histoplasma capsulatum is the most common endemic mycosis in the United States and can cause disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients.1 Although hepatic involvement is common with histoplasmosis, it can be challenging to diagnose. We report a case of a 50-year-old woman receiving adalimumab for rheumatoid arthritis who presented with right upper quadrant pain, fever, jaundice, and dyspnea. The initial working diagnosis was biliary obstruction with potential COVID-19 infection. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography suggested Mirizzi syndrome, but successful sphincterotomy failed to improve jaundice over subsequent days. Bronchoscopy and liver biopsy were performed, with the first revealing budding yeast and the later growing H. capsulatum. The patient improved with the initiation of itraconazole therapy.
荚膜组织胞浆菌是美国最常见的地方性真菌病,可在免疫功能低下的患者中引起播散性组织胞浆菌病。1虽然组织胞浆菌病常累及肝脏,但诊断可能具有挑战性。我们报告一例50岁女性,因类风湿关节炎接受阿达木单抗治疗,出现右上腹疼痛、发热、黄疸和呼吸困难。初步诊断为可能合并COVID-19感染的胆道梗阻。内镜逆行胰胆管造影提示Mirizzi综合征,但成功的括约肌切开术在随后几天未能改善黄疸。进行了支气管镜检查和肝活检,前者发现了芽生酵母菌,后者培养出了荚膜组织胞浆菌。患者接受伊曲康唑治疗后病情好转。