Histoplasma-associated inflammatory pseudotumour of the kidney mimicking renal carcinoma [PDF]
A 56-year-old female, originally from Suriname, with an otherwise unremarkable previous medical history was found to have a renal mass highly suspicious for renal cancer for which a nephrectomy was performed. Within the kidney, a tumourous mass was found
Bakker, M.A. (Michael) den +4 more
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Histoplasma capsulatum, a dimorphic fungal pathogen, is the most common cause of fungal respiratory infections in immunocompetent hosts. Histoplasma is endemic in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys in the United States and is also distributed ...
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Membrane fluidity and temperature sensing are coupled via circuitry comprised of Ole1, Rsp5, and Hsf1 in Candida albicans [PDF]
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Cowen, Leah E., Leach, Michelle D.
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BackgroundHistoplasmosis is acquired by inhalation of spores of the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma spp. Although this pathogen is distributed worldwide, it is more prevalent in the Americas.
Natalia Rakislova +23 more
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Persistence of histoplasma in adrenals 7 years after antifungal therapy
Adrenal histoplasmosis is an uncommon cause for adrenal insufficiency. The duration of treatment for adrenal histoplasmosis is not clear. Existing treatment regimens advocate antifungals given for periods ranging from 6 months to 2 years.
Deepak Kothari +4 more
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Bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis in a diabetic patient: A case report and review of cases in India
Disseminated histoplasmosis usually affects immunocompromised and immunosuppressed individuals and may involve various organ systems of our body. The definitive diagnosis of histoplasmosis is very challenging because it usually presents with nonspecific ...
Hena Butta +6 more
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Antibody Therapy for Histoplasmosis [PDF]
Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Department of Medicine. New York, NY, USA / Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Department of Microbiology and Immunology. New York, NY, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
Joshua D. Nosanchuk +3 more
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Trimming Surface Sugars Protects Histoplasma from Immune Attack [PDF]
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Brown, Gordon D.
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Development and evaluation of a molecular diagnostic method to rapidly detect Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum, the causative agent of epizootic lymphangitis, in equine clinical samples. [PDF]
Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum (HCF), the causative agent of epizootic lymphangitis (EZL), is endemic in parts of Africa. Diagnosis based on clinical signs and microscopy lacks specificity, and is a barrier to further understanding this ...
Aklilu, N +9 more
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Novel insights into host-fungal pathogen interactions derived from live-cell imaging [PDF]
Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge funding from the Wellcome Trust (080088, 086827, 075470 and 099215) including a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award for Medical Mycology and Fungal Immunology 097377 and FP7-2007–2013 grant agreement HEALTH-F2-2010 ...
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