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Acute Myelopathy as Initial Presentation of Disseminated Histoplasmosis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Infect Dis
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum that can rarely present with central nervous system (CNS) manifestations that include meningitis, encephalitis, focal brain or spinal cord lesions, and stroke syndromes. Because of this variation from patient to patient, CNS histoplasmosis is a difficult clinical diagnosis
Blackbourn L, Yoo E, Lunt MD, Hamid U.
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi, Andrea Roccuzzo, Jean‐Claude Imber, Alexandra Stähli, Björn Klinge, Niklaus P. Lang   +5 more
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Imported Systemic Endemic Mycoses in Spain 1997-2021: An Analysis of a National Hospital Database. [PDF]

Mycoses
ABSTRACT Background Systemic endemic mycoses are systemic fungal infections typically found in tropical and subtropical regions. Their global incidence is rising, including in nonendemic countries, mainly due to migration and international travel. They are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in immunocompromised patients ...
Llenas-García J, González Beiro R, Ramos-Rincón JM, Wikman-Jorgensen P.   +3 more
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Incidence of Histoplasmosis in a Cohort of People with HIV: From Estimations to Reality

Microorganisms, 2021
Among people with HIV, histoplasmosis represents an important cause of mortality. Previous studies provided estimates of the disease incidence. Here, we compared those estimates with the results obtained from a screening program implemented in Guatemala,
Narda Medina, Juan Luis Rodriguez-Tudela, Luis Aguirre, Luis R. Salazar, Osmar Gamboa, Oscar Bonilla, Juan C. Pérez, Eduardo Arathoon, David W. Denning, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo   +9 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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CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
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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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Cholestasis and disseminated histoplasmosis in a psoriatic patient on infliximab: case report and review of literature

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Histoplasma capsulatum is the most common endemic mycosis in the United States and frequently presents as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts.
Steven Park, Janice Cheong, Kaitlin Kyi, Jose Aranez, Sohaib Abu-Farsakh, Christa Whitney-Miller, Bandar Al-Judaibi, Marie Laryea   +7 more
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Histoplasmosis: An Emerging or Neglected Disease in Bangladesh? A Systematic Review

Oman Medical Journal, 2020
Histoplasmosis is uncommon in many parts of the world, including Bangladesh, where, in recent years, cases are increasingly reported. We sought to describe the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment, and ...
Muhammad Abdur Rahim, Shahana Zaman, Mohammad Robed Amin, Khwaja Nazim Uddin, MA Jalil Chowdhury   +4 more
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HIV-Associated Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Rare Adrenal Involvement: Evidence of Absence or Absence of Evidence

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
Adrenal histoplasmosis and primary adrenal insufficiency are mostly described in immunocompetent patients. This particular tropism is attributed to the presence of cortisol within the adrenal gland, a privileged niche for Histoplasma growth.
Mathieu Nacher, Mathieu Nacher, Kinan Drak Alsibai, Audrey Valdes, Philippe Abboud, Antoine Adenis, Antoine Adenis, Romain Blaizot, Romain Blaizot, Denis Blanchet, Magalie Demar, Magalie Demar, Félix Djossou, Loïc Epelboin, Caroline Misslin, Balthazar Ntab, Nadia Sabbah, Pierre Couppié, Pierre Couppié   +18 more
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