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Posaconazole as rescue therapy in African histoplasmosis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013 African histoplasmosis is a granulomatous mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii. Treatment is usually extrapolated from guidelines for classical histoplasmosis, and includes 2–4 weeks of amphotericin B followed by a step-down maintenance
Daniel Gonçalves
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Histoplasmosis in the Republic of Congo dominated by African histoplasmosis, Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 The Republic of Congo (RoC) is one of the African countries with the most histoplasmosis cases reported. This review summarizes the current status regarding epidemiology, diagnostic tools, and treatment of histoplasmosis in the RoC. A computerized search
David W. Denning +2 more
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Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2017 Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Rare in Europe but endemic in some regions of Brazil, United States, Africa and Asia. Most of the cases are asymptomatic.
L. Cardoso +3 more
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African histoplasmosis of the penis [PDF]
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2020 Abstract African Histoplasmosis is deep mycosis caused by Histoplasma duboisii and genitourinary involvement is extremely rare. We report a case of African histoplasmosis in a 27-year-old subject with painful penis ulcer. Ulcer edge biopsy had revealed inflammatory granulomas made of epithelioid cells, lymphoplasmocytes, polynuclear ...
Darré, Tchin +6 more
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Histoplasmosis in African children: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2022 Most of the reviews on histoplasmosis documented in literature have been in the adult population. Very few studies highlight the peculiarities associated with histoplasmosis in Africa especially in the pediatric population.
Bassey E Ekeng, Rita O Oladele
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Histoplasmosis in Africa: Current perspectives, knowledge gaps, and research priorities.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundHistoplasmosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. The 2 variants Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum (Hcc) and Histoplasma capsulatum var.
Bright K Ocansey +7 more
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Current epidemiology of histoplasmosis in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2023 Introduction: Histoplasmosis commonly occurs in the advanced HIV disease population and also in immunocompetent individuals. Previous reviews and recent studies highlight several cases of histoplasmosis reported in Nigeria.
Bassey Ewa Ekeng +7 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Here, we describe the case of a naïve HIV late presenter female African patient with progressive disseminated histoplasmosis and a severe life-threatening clinical picture in a non-endemic area. She had not visited Africa in the past decade.
Luca Pipitò +8 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 African histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii is an invasive fungal infection endemic in central and west Africa. Most of its ecology and pathogenesis remain unknown. H. capsulatum var. capsulatum is an AIDS-defining opportunistic
Pierre Loulergue +8 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Equine histoplasmosis commonly known as epizootic lymphangitis (EL) is a neglected granulomatous disease of equine that is endemic to Ethiopia. It is caused by Histoplasma capsulatum variety farciminosum, a dimorphic fungus that is closely related to H ...
Gobena Ameni +12 more
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