Disseminated histoplasmosis in a nonendemic area.
Health care providers in the areas where histoplasmosis is not endemic can benefit greatly from understanding the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of disseminated histoplasmosis as patients from the endemic areas may travel to and require medical attention in areas of low disease prevalence. Use of effective diagnostic tools such as Histoplasma antigen detection can aid in providing timely and appropriate therapy.
Divisions of Emergency Medicine Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Saidinejad
Michele M
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Burns
Marvin B
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