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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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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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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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Disseminated Histoplasmosis detected on peripheral blood smear examination in immunocompetent patients from non endemic region – Report of two cases from a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2020
Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic systemic infection caused by inhaling spores of a thermal dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Disseminated histoplasmosis is the most common form associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). However,
Neha Bagga, Kamna Sharma, Rajat K Tuteja, Satyaprakash Sharma, S R Negi, S L Mathur   +5 more
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Oral Histoplasmosis [PDF]

Head and Neck Pathology, 2017
A 44-year-old female presented to her general dentist with the chief complaint of a painful mouth sore of 2 weeks duration. Clinical examination revealed an irregularly shaped ulcer of the buccal and lingual attached gingiva of the anterior mandible. A biopsy was performed and microscopic evaluation revealed histoplasmosis.
Gillian A, Folk, Brenda L, Nelson
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Increased Pediatric Head and Neck Abscesses Following the COVID‐19 Pandemic

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on pediatric head and neck abscesses at two tertiary care centers. Overall head and neck abscess incidence increased more than threefold in the post‐pandemic period compared with the pre‐pandemic period, with increases observed across all major abscess subtypes.
Marco DiBlasi, Ryan C. Higgins, Nicole Welch, Dwight Jones, Arthur J. Chang   +4 more
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Associations between Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index Scores, Rurality, and Histoplasmosis Incidence, 8 US States

Emerging Infectious Diseases
To explore associations between histoplasmosis and race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and rurality, we conducted an in-depth analysis of social determinants of health and histoplasmosis in 8 US states.
Dallas J. Smith, Malavika Rajeev, Kristina Boyd, Kaitlin Benedict, Ian Hennessee, Laura Rothfeldt, Connie Austin, Mary-Elizabeth Steppig, Dimple Patel, Rebecca Reik, Malia Ireland, Judi Sedivy, Suzanne Gibbons-Burgener, Renee M. Calanan, Samantha L. Williams, Sarah Rockhill, Mitsuru Toda   +16 more
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Disseminated histoplasmosis in India presenting as addisonian crisis with epiglottis involvement

IDCases, 2020
Histoplasmosis is caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Like most fungal infections, histoplasmosis is common in immunocompromised patients. In immunocompetent patient, infection is generally asymptomatic and rarely turns into a disseminated form. Addisonian
Jatin Agrawal, Naresh Bansal, Anil Arora
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Infection risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted therapies

Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, EarlyView.
In this context, infections associated with each biologic and targeted drug are summarized to inform the stratification of RA patients, including the characteristics of the susceptible patients and their concomitant therapy. We aim to provide a benefit‐risk analysis for clinical decision, and vital indications for the prevention of highly correlated ...
Lujing Wang, Jieshi Lin, Jie Qian
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An Update on Invasive Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Invasive fungal infections (IFI) remain a significant infection‐related complication in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), the incidence of which has not changed overtime. With a focus on studies and data published after 2019, this narrative review provides an update on the epidemiology and prevention of IFIs in SOTRs and highlights ...
Tina Marinelli, Shahid Husain
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