Histoplasma capsulatum recovery from the urine and a short review of genitourinary histoplasmosis.
Although virtually any organ can be involved in disseminated histoplasmosis, the recovery of Histoplasma capsulatum from the urine is a rare finding. Here we describe that a renal transplant recipient had H. capsulatum recovered from urinary sediment. The organism was also recovered from urine cultures. The potential implications of this finding are discussed, and the literature on genitourinary histoplasmosis is reviewed.
Pasqualotto
Alessandro C
AC
School of Medicine, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. acpasqualotto@hotmail.com
Oliveira
Flavio M
FM
Severo
Luiz Carlos
LC
D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult