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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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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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Why, Immunologically, Housing‐Related Fungi and Endotoxins (and Other Chronic Pro‐Inflammatory Stressors) Risk Latent Tuberculosis Reactivation, Severe Asthma, and Translocating and Invasive Infections in Indigenous Communities in Canada

American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 38, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Type 1/M1/TH1 and type 3/M1/TH17 pro‐inflammatory switches are risks for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) reactivation and ongoing infection transmission. This paper considers the heavy toll of reactivation risk in Indigenous communities in Canada and the chronic, everyday pro‐inflammatory stressors connected with type 3/M1/TH17 immune ...
Stacie Burke
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Sarcoidosis presenting as granulomatous myositis in a 16-year-old adolescent [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Sarcoidosis is a multi-system disease characterized by the presence of non-caseating epithelioid granulomas in affected tissues, including skeletal muscle.
Eutsler, Eric Eutsler, Ferguson, Cole, Kitcharoensakkul, Maleewan, Orandi, Amir B, White, Andrew J   +4 more
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Exuberant Oral Eosinophilic Ulcer Mimicking a Malignant Neoplasm

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Oral eosinophilic ulcer is a rare but benign condition that frequently mimics malignancy, posing significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and increasing the risk of overtreatment.
José Alcides Almeida de Arruda, Simone Henriques Machado, Flávio Veiga do Pilar Cobra, Ericles Otávio Santos, Victor Zanetti Drumond, Bruno Augusto Benevenuto de Andrade   +5 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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An Unusual Case of Tertiary Syphilis Behaving Like Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma. [PDF]

, 2018
Syphilis may present with a myriad of oral manifestations in the primary, secondary, and tertiary stages, and may be confused with malignancy. Despite a rise in the incidence of syphilis, tertiary syphilis is exceedingly rare.
Farwell, D Gregory, Kuhn, Brooks T, Solis, Roberto N   +2 more
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Tongue Sarcoidosis: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This study presents a case report with a literature review describing a rare manifestation of oral sarcoidosis involving the tongue in a 57‐year‐old woman with a prior diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis. The lesion appeared as painless grayish‐white papules on the tip and dorsal surface of the tongue.
Saede Atarbashi‐Moghadam, Leyla Roghanizadeh, Ali Lotfi, Mehrab Aghdasi, Mohammadreza Kashefi Baher   +4 more
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Congenital Esophageal Muscularis Propria Defect Found during Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Esophageal Cancer: A Case Report and Management

DEN Open, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Congenital esophageal muscularis propria defects are extremely rare, often complicating endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for esophageal neoplasms. We report a 60‐year‐old man with early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who underwent ESD.
Ying Liu, Yuhan Ren, Fan Wang, Wei Cao, Yanqin Long   +4 more
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