The status of histoplasmosis in Brazil.
Thirty four cases of the progressive form of histoplasmosis, five epidemics of the mycosis, many histoplasmin skin test surveys and few clinical or histological evidences of the benign form of the disease were reported in Brazil. The occurrence of the infection in animals and the isolation of H. capsulatum from soil have also been reported.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006659:Histoplasmin; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D012882:Skin Tests
D006659:Histoplasmin