Background: Histoplasmosis is a neglected acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining disease in sub-Saharan African countries, which is commonly misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) due to similar imagery and clinical features; patients usually receive presumptive anti-TB t...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i330825
The clinical manifestations of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are practically indistinguishable. We present a case of CPA in a 35-year-old HIV-negative trader, who had had three unsuccessful treatment courses for smear-negative PTB. He pres...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/41816
Bassey Ewa Ekeng, Emmanuel B. Adams, Ubong A. Udoh, Okokon Ita Ita, Linda N. Okorafor, Bernard E. Monjol, Ochigbo S. Oteikwu, Offiong E. Ikpeme & Rita O. Oladele·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2022
Aim: Increasing cases of Cryptococcus laurentii infection are being reported globally possibly due to advances in medicine, the use of immunosuppressants and invasive therapies such as endotracheal intubation, parenteral nutrition, central vascular catheters and exposure to broad...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i234873