Table 1 Baseline measurements of the histoplasmosis cases (n = 40) evaluated in the São José Hospital from Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, between 2011 to 2014.

From: Novel clinical and dual infection by Histoplasma capsulatum genotypes in HIV patients from Northeastern, Brazil

Epidemiological data

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%)