Table 1 Baseline measurements of the histoplasmosis cases (n = 40) evaluated in the São José Hospital from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, between 2011 to 2014.
Epidemiological data | |
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Gender | |
Man | 31 (77.5%) |
Woman | 9 (22.5%) |
Origin | |
Fortaleza, Ceará | 23 (57.5%) |
Other cities of Ceará | 17 (42.5%) |
HIV/AIDS test | |
Positive | 39 (97.5%) |
Negative | 1 (2.5%) |
Drug addictive | |
Yes | 6 (15.0%) |
No | 34 (85.0%) |
Co-infection with tuberculosis | |
Positive | 6 (15.0%) |
Negative | 34 (85.0%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
Fever | 40 (100%) |
Weight loss | 33 (82.5%) |
Cough | 27 (67.5%) |
Dyspnea | 27 (67.5%) |
Hepatomegaly | 26 (65%) |
Diarrhea | 25 (62.5%) |
Asthenia | 22 (55%) |
Spleenomegaly | 20 (50%) |
Vomit | 18 (45%) |
Abdominal pain | 12 (30%) |
Headache | 11 (27.5%) |
Mucosa hemorrhage | 10 (25%) |
Skin lesion | 09 (22%) |
Adenomegaly | 08 (20%) |
Acute renal failure | 06 (15%) |