Cutaneous Lesions of Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Haitian Man with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Abstract

A31-year-old Haitían patient was admitted to the Vargas Hospital (Caracas) at the end of January 1985 because of a 2-month history of continuous fever, watery diarrhea without blood or mucus, malaise, and weight loss. He denied homosexuality, drug abuse, or tuberculosis. He had been in Venezuela since 1981 and had not visited Haiti since that time. On admission, the patient appeared chronically ill, pale, febrile, and partially dehydrated. He had generalized, hyperpigmented macules and papules predominantly on the face, chest, and abdomen.