title: Expanding the horizons of histoplasmosis: disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant patient after a trip to Bangladesh.
abstract: Histoplasmosis is recognized to occur in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys of the United States, but less widely appreciated is its worldwide distribution. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with disease involving skin, lungs, and epiglottis in a renal transplant patient 6 months after a trip to Bangladesh, to highlight the potential risk of acquisition of this infection in the Indian subcontinent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. rappou01@gmail.com
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rappo
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beitler
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Faulhaber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Firoz
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Henning
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maslow
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Horowitz
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000209:etiology; D006658:Histoplasma; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009820:Ohio; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel