Disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplantation recipient: Peripheral blood smear was the key

Mohammed Samannodi; Faisal Minshawi; Rodrigo Hasbun

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.001

Disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplantation recipient: Peripheral blood smear was the key

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021 Aug 8:33:30-31. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.08.001. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Mohammed Samannodi¹, Faisal Minshawi², Rodrigo Hasbun³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, UT Health McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.

Abstract

Disseminated histoplasmosis is common in immunocompromised patients such as patients with AIDS, hematologic malignancies, transplant recipients, and those on prolonged corticosteroid use. We report the case of a 53-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease due to uncontrolled hypertension who underwent renal transplantation in 2013. He presented to the hospital with a 5-day history of dyspnea, and blood tests showed pancytopenia. The diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis was made rapidly by peripheral blood smear. We encourage clinicians to check peripheral blood smear if disseminated histoplasmosis is suspected.

Keywords: Histoplasmosis; Immunocompromised; Transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports