Infectious keratitis secondary to Histoplasma capsulatum: the first case reports in humans

The authors report an unusual case of fungal keratitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in a male immunocompetent patient. PCR confirmed the presence of the fungus DNA in the material studied. To our knowledge this is the first reported case in humans described all over the world.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Enyr S. Arcieri, Ademir Rocha, Camila N. Mendonça, Eduardo G. V. Andreo, Ioná G.A. Finotti, Rafael L. Furlanetto, Rafael S. Arcieri, Flávio J. Rocha, Luiz V. Rizzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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