ACUTE PULMONARY HISTOPLASMOSIS: A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.429
Abstract: TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Acute histoplasmosis is usually a concern in immunocompromised individuals. In immunocompetent patients, histoplasmosis is generally mild or asymptomatic unless there is inhalation of a large inoculum.… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary histoplasmosis; case; covid; acute pulmonary ... See more keywords
WEAR A MASK NOT ONLY FOR COVID-19: TWO IMMUNOCOMPETENT COWORKERS WITH PULMONARY HISTOPLASMOSIS
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.483
Abstract: TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis (APH) can present in a broad variety of signs and symptoms in immunocompetent individuals but is generally a benign disease that may not… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary histoplasmosis; treatment; immunocompetent; aph ... See more keywords
Spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to chronic cavitary pulmonary histoplasmosis
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DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2020.1797285
Abstract: ABSTRACT Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus that causes histoplasmosis. Chronic cavitary pulmonary histoplasmosis is rare, and typically manifests as apical cavitary lesions in patients with pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We report a case… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary histoplasmosis; chest; pneumothorax; cavitary pulmonary ... See more keywords
Autochthonous Case of Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Switzerland
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2703.191831
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… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary histoplasmosis; case pulmonary; autochthonous case; switzerland ... See more keywords
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Identified by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Biopsy: a Case Report
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DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e15
Abstract: Histoplasmosis is a common endemic mycosis in North, Central, and South America, but Korea is not known as an endemic area. We treated an immunocompetent Korean patient who had histoplasmosis. A 65-year-old Korean man presented… read more here.
Keywords: surgery vats; pulmonary histoplasmosis; video assisted; assisted thoracic ... See more keywords
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Mimicking Metastatic Lung Cancer: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11020328
Abstract: Histoplasmosis is a well-known endemic fungal infection but experience in non-endemic regions is often limited, which may lead to delayed diagnosis and extensive testing. The diagnosis can be especially challenging, typically when the disease first… read more here.
Keywords: histoplasmosis mimicking; pulmonary histoplasmosis; case; report ... See more keywords