Clinical and laboratory features of disseminated histoplasmosis in HIV patients from Brazil

Objectives  To identify the main clinical and laboratory features of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and compare them with those of HIV patients with other opportunistic diseases.

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