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Autochthonous Case of Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Switzerland

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In Europe, pulmonary histoplasmosis is rarely diagnosed except in travelers. We report a probable autochthonous case of severe chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man in Switzerland without travel history… Click to show full abstract

In Europe, pulmonary histoplasmosis is rarely diagnosed except in travelers. We report a probable autochthonous case of severe chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man in Switzerland without travel history outside of Europe. Diagnosis was achieved by histopathology, fungal culture, and serology, but the source of the infection remains speculative.

Keywords: pulmonary histoplasmosis; case pulmonary; autochthonous case; switzerland; histoplasmosis

Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2021

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