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Equine Histoplasmosis in Ethiopia: Phylogenetic Analysis by Sequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of rRNA Genes

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, Gobena Ameni, Alebachew Messele Kebede, Aboma Zewude, Aboma Zewude, Musse Girma Abdulla, Rahel Asfaw, Mesfin Mamo Gobena, Mesfin Mamo Gobena, Martina Kyalo, Francesca Stomeo, Balako Gumi, Teshale Sori   +12 more
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Histoplasmose residual dos pulmões e linfonodos broncopulmonares em necropsias realizadas em Uberaba, MG

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1996
Foram estudados pulmões e linfonodos broncopulmonares de 121 necrópsias seqüenciadas de adultos em Uberaba (MG), no período de 1992/1993, identificando-se nódulos e/ou linfonodos calcificados em 39 (30. 7%) casos.
Sheila Jorge Adad, Maria Eliza Machado, Fábio Cândido Batista   +2 more
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Surface architecture of Histoplasma capsulatum

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2011
The dimorphic fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum is the most frequent cause of clinically significant fungal pneumonia in humans. H. capsulatum virulence is achieved, in part, through diverse and dynamic alterations to the fungal cell surface ...
Allan J. Guimaraes, Allan J. Guimaraes, Mariana D. de Cerqueira, Joshua D Nosanchuk   +3 more
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Coccidioides posadasii Infection in Bats, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
To analyze the eco-epidemiologic aspects of Histoplasma capsulatum in Brazil, we tested 83 bats for this fungus. Although H. capsulatum was not isolated, Coccidioides posadasii was recovered from Carollia perspicillata bat lungs.
Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Kylvia Rocha de Castro e Silva, Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Francisco Bergson Pinheiro Moura, Naylê Francelino Holanda Duarte, Francisca Jakelyne de Farias Marques, Rebecca de Aguiar Cordeiro, Renato Evando Moreira Filho, Roberto Wagner Bezerra de Araújo, Tereza de Jesus Pinheiro Gomes Bandeira, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, José Júlio Costa Sidrim   +11 more
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Bilateral infectious scleritis from Histoplasma capsulatum in an immunosuppressed uveitis patient

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2021
Purpose: To describe a case of bilateral infectious scleritis secondary to Histoplasma capsulatum in the setting of a locally and systemically immunosuppressed patient.
Kevin Wang, Jordan D. Deaner, Austen Knapp, Kimberly Baynes, Sunil K. Srivastava   +4 more
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Disseminated histoplasmosis in a cat rescued in Fortaleza, Brazil, and successfully treated with itraconazole – First case report identified molecularly

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020
An unneutered female cat of unknown age presented bloody lesions on the edematous face, and respiratory signs. Cytology and culture from the skin sample collected with fine-needle aspiration showed yeasts inside activated macrophages, and fungal growth ...
Liliane Lima da Silva Lomônaco, Stefanie Bressan Waller, Marlete Brum Cleff, Angelita dos Reis Gomes, Barbara Wilka Leal Silva, Rosane de Oliveira Cruz, Talles Monte de Almeida, Amanda Leal de Vasconcellos, Wesley Lyeverton Correia Ribeiro, Renata Osório de Faria, Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles, Adriana de Queiroz Pinheiro, Paula Priscila Correia Costa   +12 more
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A survey of 800 bats for isolation of Histoplasma Capsulatum in Iran [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2003
Clinical cases of Histoplasmosis have been reported from many parts of the world principally from the USA and to a lesser extent from central and South America. Sporadic cases are recorded in medical literature from Europe, Africa and Asia.
Hashemi SJ, Emami M   +1 more
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Three transporters, including the novel Gai1 permease, drive amino acid uptake in Histoplasma yeasts

Virulence
The dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum, which almost exclusively resides within host phagocytic cells during infection, must meet its nutritional needs by scavenging molecules from the phagosome environment.
Stephanie C. Ray, Qian Shen, Chad A. Rappleye   +2 more
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Achievement of long-term remission of disseminated histoplasmosis in an AIDS patient

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2020
Histoplasmosis, a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, is poor prognosis once it disseminated, especially in immunocompromised patients.
Akihide Nakamura, Isao Tawara, Kazuko Ino, Takeshi Matsumoto, Akinobu Hayashi, Hiroshi Imai, Yasunori Muraosa, Katsuhiko Kamei, Naoyuki Katayama   +8 more
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Multiple skeletal lesions and pleural effusion owing to Histoplasma capsulatum infection in an immunocompetent patient from a non-endemic region

South African Journal of Radiology, 2011
We describe a rare case of multiple skeletal lesions and a pleural effusion owing to Histoplasma capsulatum infection in a 16-year-old immunocompetent girl residing in a non-endemic region.
Farhana Ebrahim Suleman, Pieter Albrecht Scheepers   +1 more
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