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Immunodiagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis due to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Using a Latex Test: Detection of Specific Antibody Anti-gp43 and Specific Antigen gp43 [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundParacoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a life-threatening systemic disease and is a neglected public health problem in many endemic regions of Latin America.
Burger, Eva, Camargo, Zoilo Pires de, Fernandes, Geisa Ferreira, Rodrigues, Anderson Messias, Santos, Priscila Oliveira dos, Silva, Silvia Helena Marques da   +5 more
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Insights on Covid‐19 with superimposed pulmonary histoplasmosis: The possible nexus

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2023
A novel coronavirus (CoV) known as severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV type 2 is the causative agent for the development of CoV disease 2019 (Covid‐19).
Yahya A. Almutawif, Hayder M. Al‐kuraishy, Ali I. Al‐Gareeb, Athanasios Alexiou, Marios Papadakis, Hamza M. A. Eid, Hebatallah M. Saad, Gaber El‐Saber Batiha   +7 more
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Imported African histoplasmosis by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii in an HIV-2 infected patient [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: African histoplasmosis caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, is a rare endemic mycosis occuring in western and central regions of sub-Saharian Africa. For unknown reasons, although HIV infection and H.
Batista, J., Carvalho, R., Espírito-Santo, C.E., Marcos, R., Marques, T., Sabino, R., Toscano, C., Verissimo, C., Viana, I.   +8 more
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) gain-of-function mutations and disseminated coccidioidomycosis and histoplasmosis [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Impaired signaling in the IFN-g/IL-12 pathway causes susceptibility to severe disseminated infections with mycobacteria and dimorphic yeasts.
Alvares, Michael, Bezrodnik, Liliana, Browne, Sarah K., Carvalho, Daniel S., Chandrasekaran, Prabha, Datta, Shrimati, de la Morena, Maite, De Marco, Brendan, Dias, Dalton L., Ding, Li, Galgiani, John N., Gillman, Jason W., Greenberg, David E., Hannelore I., Holland, Steven M., Hoover, Susan E., Hsu, Amy P., Johnson, Daniel, Kuhns, Douglas B., Long Priel, Debra A., Milner, Joshua D., Moreira, Ileana, Paulson, Michelle L., Pechacek, Joseph, Ramarathnam, Vivek, Rosen, Lindsey B., Rosenzweig, Sergio D., Sadat, Mohammed A., Sampaio, Elizabeth P., Shiloh, Michael, Spalding, Christine, Uzel, Gulbu, Vinh, Donald C., Wiley, Henry, Zerbe, Christa S.   +34 more
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Clues to hepatic histoplasmosis in an immunocompromised patient

South African Family Practice, 2009
Disseminated histoplasmosis can be the initial clue to the presence of AIDS. In HIV infected patients, histoplasmosis can present with unusual manifestations, without a positive exposure history or outside the typical endemic area.
Prashilla Soma, Shiraz Ellemdin
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Pulmonary histoplasmosis [PDF]

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2001
Most patients with pulmonary histoplasmosis experience a self-limited illness that rarely requires treatment. However, patients who inhale a large burden of organisms from the environment and those who are immunosuppressed may develop severe, life-threatening pneumonia.
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Epiglottic Ulceration as an Initial Manifestation of Crohn's Disease

Journal of General and Family Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Crohn's disease can present with various extraintestinal symptoms; however, laryngeal involvement, particularly epiglottic ulcers, is rare. A 52‐year‐old man presented with a sore throat. Laryngeal endoscopy revealed an epiglottic ulcer. He had no gastrointestinal symptoms.
Niina Yamashita, Yoshiki Morihisa, Hiroaki Nishioka   +2 more
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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]

, 2016
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, Ashine, T, Christley, R, Gordon, L, Loughnane, P, Marshall, M, McCarthy, A, Pinchbeck, G, Scantlebury, CE, Stringer, A   +9 more
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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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Disseminated Histoplasmosis without Pulmonary Involvement in an Immunocompetent Host - A Case Report

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2010
Histoplasmosis is a dimorphic fungal infection caused by histoplasma capsulatum. It is the most prevalent endemic mycosis in the United States, but now it is a disease of world wide occurrence.
Shamim Ahmed, Md Nahiduzzamane Shazzad, Mohammad Ferdous Ur Rahaman, Md Abdul Kader, Md Abul Kalam Azad, Syed Atiqul Haq   +5 more
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