Histoplasmosis in an elderly Polish tourist – a case report

Histoplasmosis in an elderly Polish tourist – a case report

Abstract Background Histoplasmosis is a mycosis caused by soil-based fungus Histoplasma capsulatum endemic in the USA, Latin America, Africa and South-East Asia. The disease is usually self-resolving, but exposure to a large inoculum or accompanying immune deficiencies may result in severe illness....

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Specjalski, Karolina Kita, Krzysztof Kuziemski, Beata Tokarska, Lucyna Górska, Jolanta Szade, Alicja Siemińska, Marta Chełmińska, Ewa Jassem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Histoplasmosis
Fungal infections
Pulmonary infections
Histoplasma
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0914-7

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