Intestinal histoplasmosis in immunocompetent adults

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 4 patients

	Case A	Case B	Case C	Case D
Age (yr)	61	33	59	28
Sex	Male	Male	Male	Male
Underlying diseases	Arthritis1	No	AP, HBV2	Onychomycosis3
Risk factor
HIV	Negative	Negative	Negative	Negative
Injection drug use	Deny	Deny	Deny	Deny
Glucocorticoids	Not used	Not used	Not used	Not used
Other-immunosuppressive agents	Not used	Not used	Not used	Not used
CD4 counts (/mm3)
Before treatment	Not reported	159	145	86
After treatment	Not reported	221	229	Not reported

¹Arthritis of the left shoulder with amyotrophy;

²Acute pancreatitis 30 years previously, healed; hepatic B virus (HBV) infection 9 years previously, but HBsAg (-), anti-HBs(-), HBeAg (-), anti-HBe (+), anti-HBc (+) on admission;

³Onychomycosis in multiple fingernails. HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; HBeAg: Hepatitis E antigen.