Homosexuality, Steroid Therapy, and Histoplasmosis
Authors: Judith Kaur, Adam M. Myers
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1983)

Letters and Corrections1 October 1983Homosexuality, Steroid Therapy, and HistoplasmosisJUDITH KAUR, M.D., ADAM M. MYERS, M.D.JUDITH KAUR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ADAM M. MYERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-99-4-567_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Recent attention has been focused on the range of opportunistic infections that characterize the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome seen most commonly in homosexual men. We report the case of a homosexual man treated with corticosteroids for severe idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who died from disseminated histoplasmosis infection.A 34-year-old homosexual man was admitted to the Denver General Hospital after 3 days of severe epistaxis. Physical examination at admission showed an afebrile male with multiple petechiae on his legs. Diffuse cervical, axillary, and inguinal adenopathy were found. The liver and spleen were palpably enlarged. The leukocyte count was 3400/mm3, hematocrit...References1. HARRIS C, SMALL C, and KLEIN R. Immunodeficiency in female sexual partners of men with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1983;308:1181-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MORRIS L, DISTENFELD A, AMOROSI E, and KARPATKIN S. Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura in homosexual men. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96 (6 pt 1):714-7. LinkGoogle Scholar3. DISMUKES W, ROYAL S, and TYNES B. Disseminated histoplasmosis in corticosteroid-treated patients: report of five cases. JAMA. 1978;240:1495-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KARPATKIN S. Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 1980;56:329-43. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MCMILLAN R. Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. N Engl J Med. 1981;304:1135-46. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JUDITH KAUR, M.D.; ADAM M. MYERS, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHIV-Associated HistoplasmosisEpidemiology of Central Nervous System Fungal InfectionsHistoplasmosisHistoplasmosis Infections Worldwide: Thinking Outside of the Ohio River ValleyFungal InfectionsUnusual patterns of histoplasma capsulatum meningitis and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency virusCutaneous lesions of disseminated histoplasmosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patientsHistoplasma in AIDS PatientsLong-Term Amphotericin B Therapy for Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)David S. McKinsey, MD, Mala R. Gupta, MD, Sharon A. Riddler, MD, Michael R. Driks, MD, David L. Smith, MD, Paul J. Kurtin, MDProgressive disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeFungal InfectionsDisseminated African Histoplasmosis in a White Heterosexual Male Patient with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Disseminierte Afrikanische Histoplasmose bei einem weißen Heterosexuellen mit AIDSCoccidioidomycosis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeDANETTA A. BRONNIMANN, M.D., RODNEY D. ADAM, M.D., JOHN N. GALGIANI, M.D., MICHAEL P. HABIB, M.D., ESKILD A. PETERSEN, M.D., BRUCE PORTER, M.P.A., JOHN W. BLOOM, M.D.Histoplasmosis presenting with unusual skin lesions in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)Disseminated Bilateral Chorioretinitis due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeDisseminated histoplasmosis associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome 1 October 1983Volume 99, Issue 4Page: 567-567KeywordsAIDSHematocritHistoplasmosisHomosexualityHomosexualsIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraLiverOpportunistic infectionsSpleenSteroid therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1983 PDF downloadLoading ...