title: [Outbreak of histoplasmosis in Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brazil].
abstract: An outbreak of histoplasmosis was spotted in Pedro Leopoldo, a city in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in 1997, where four individuals had been in contact with a bat-inhabited cave. Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis diagnosis was made by the use of clinical, serologic, radiographic and epidemiological criteria. An antifungal treatment with ketoconazole (400mg daily for 30 days) was administered resulting in symptons' remission in a few days.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. gcury@medicina.ufg.br
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cury
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diniz Filho
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hobaika
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Surto de histoplasmose em Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brasil.