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Oral histoplasmosis

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2009
Histoplasmosis is a systemic fungal disease that takes various clinical forms, among which oral lesions are rare. The disseminated form of the disease that usually occurs in association with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the AIDS-defining ...
Prathibha Rani R, Mahima V, Patil Karthikeya   +2 more
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Histoplasmosis

Journal of Chronic Diseases, 1957
Histoplasmosis, a disease affecting both man and animals, is an infection of the reticuloendothelial system and is caused by the fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum. This disease, like many of the granulomatous and neoplastic diseases, usually presents itself
Vainisi, Samuel
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Histoplasmosis After Solid Organ Transplant

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2013
This multicenter retrospective review describes 152 cases of histoplasmosis and provides an epidemiologic analysis of timing, patterns of presentation, treatment, and outcome.
C Hage, R Avery, Paschalis Vergidis
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Histoplasmosis – More common than we realize

IDCases
Histoplasmosis is primarily associated with immunocompromised individuals; however, its presentation in immunocompetent patients is increasingly recognized.
Ujjwayini Ray, Soma Dutta, Arpita Sutradhar   +2 more
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Histoplasmosis Infections Worldwide: Thinking Outside of the Ohio River Valley

Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2015
In the United States, histoplasmosis is generally thought to occur mainly in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, and the classic map of histoplasmosis distribution reflecting this is second nature to many U.S. physicians.
Nathan C Bahr, Spinello Antinori, George A Sarosi   +2 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, Adeyinka Afolake Davies, Iriagbonse Iyabo Osaigbovo, Ubleni Ettah Emanghe, Ubong Aniefiok Udoh, Mary Adanma Alex-Wele, Oluwaseun Chinaza Adereti, Rita Okeoghene Oladele   +7 more
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Orofacial histoplasmosis in a patient with AIDS: a case report

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Histoplasmosis, also known as Darling's disease, is a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum and is common among patients with AIDS and is mainly found in North, Central and South America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Shweta Patel, Khushbu Bhalodiya, Nikita Modh, Dhaneshwar Lanjewar   +3 more
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Reintroduction of immunosuppressive medications in pediatric rheumatology patients with histoplasmosis: a case series

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2021
Background Children with rheumatic diseases (cRD) receiving immunosuppressive medications (IM) are at a higher risk for acquiring potentially lethal pathogens, including Histoplasma capsulatum (histoplasmosis), a fungal infection that can lead to ...
Rachel A. Brown, Fatima Barbar-Smiley, Cagri Yildirim-Toruner, Monica I. Ardura, Stacy P. Ardoin, Shoghik Akoghlanian   +5 more
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Tackling Histoplasmosis Infection in People Living with HIV from Latin America: From Diagnostic Strategy to Public Health Solutions

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Histoplasmosis, caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus Histoplasma spp., is a disease with a broad clinical spectrum, presenting from asymptomatic/flu-like symptoms to progressive disseminated disease in people with immunosuppression.
Diego H. Cáceres, Beatriz L. Gómez, Ángela M. Tobón, Ángela Restrepo, Tom Chiller, Mark D. Lindsley, Jacques F. Meis, Paul E. Verweij   +7 more
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A Simple Predictive Score to Distinguish between Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Disseminated histoplasmosis is a common differential diagnosis of tuberculosis in disease-endemic areas. We aimed to find a predictive score to orient clinicians towards disseminated histoplasmosis or tuberculosis when facing a non-specific infectious ...
Mathieu Nacher, Kinan Drak Alsibai, Loïc Epelboin, Philippe Abboud, Frédégonde About, Magalie Demar, Félix Djossou, Romain Blaizot, Maylis Douine, Nadia Sabbah, Nicolas Vignier, Leila Adriouch, Aude Lucarelli, Mathilde Boutrou, Pierre Couppié, Antoine Adenis   +15 more
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