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African histoplasmosis: therapeutic efficacy of itraconazole

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 1998
AbstractA patient with African form of histoplasmosis was treated for 7 years with ketoconazole, with no response; after a 9‐month daily treatment with 100 mg of itraconazole the patient was successfully cured. No evidence of relapse was observed during the 3‐year follow‐up period.
G C, Velho, J M, Cabral, A, Massa
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African histoplasmosis: osteomyelitis of the radius

Mycoses, 1998
Summary. Bone lesions in African histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, without other signs of the infection, are often misdiagnosed as cancer. A case of isolated osteomyelitis due to this fungus in a 30‐year‐old woman is described.
O Onwuasoigwe
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Histoplasmosis duboisii (African Histoplasmosis)

Pathology Research and Practice, 1990
D. Oddo, M. Etchart, L. Thompson
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Histoplasmosis in an african child

The Journal of Pediatrics, 1961
Summary 1. A case of large yeast histoplasmosis with disseminated lesions and a relatively mild illness ending in recovery is described. 2. The validity of the distinction between the American and African forms of histoplasmosis is questioned. 3.
J L, LANCELEY, H F, LUNN, A M, WILSON
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African histoplasmosis complicating pregnancy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1971
Abstract Three cases of African histoplasmosis complicating pregnancy are reported. Anaemia in pregnancy coexisting with the localized form of H. duboisii infection was due to folic acid deficiency but when the disseminated form of the disease presents, involvement of the reticulo-endothelial system may be an added contributory factor to the ...
L N, Ajabor, A O, Lucas, E A, Lawson, O, Seriki   +3 more
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A case of African histoplasmosis from Sudan

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1988
The first authentic case of African histoplasmosis from the Sudan is reported. The patient came from Dindir, along the southern part of the Blue Nile River. He had cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis as well as the cutaneous form of African histoplasmosis. The latter was proved by culture and histopathology to be due to Histoplasma duboisii.
S A, Gumaa, M A, Ahmed, M E, Hassan, A M, Hassan   +3 more
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Case of Disseminated African Histoplasmosis in a Baboon

Journal of Medical Primatology, 1988
An adult red baboon (Papio cynocephalus papio) had a severe disseminated case of African histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii) with skin lesions from small pustules to ulcerative granulomas. Osteolytic lesions were seen radiographically. Treatment with ketoconazole for 6 months was unsuccessful.
T M, Butler, C A, Gleiser, J C, Bernal, L, Ajello   +3 more
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Disseminated histoplasmosis in an African pygmy hedgehog

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2008
Abstract Case Description—A 2-year-old captive-bred sexually intact female African pygmy hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) was evaluated because of vague signs of illness including inappetence, weakness, lethargy, and weight loss over a 20-day period.
Timothy A, Snider, Priscilla H, Joyner, Kenneth D, Clinkenbeard   +2 more
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[African histoplasmosis].

Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete, 1980
This is a case report of two patients who suffered from African histoplasmosis. Clinical, histological, and mycological characteristics, and the treatment are described.
H, Flegel, U, Kaben, H J, Westphal
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African histoplasmosis: a review.

Revista iberoamericana de micologia, 2005
African histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii is an important deep mycosis endemic in Central and West Africa and in the island of Madagascar. The disease is characterized by presence of granulomatous lesions in the skin, subcutaneous tissues and bones. Lungs and other internal organs are rarely involved.
H C, Gugnani, F, Muotoe-Okafor
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