Expanding the horizons of histoplasmosis: disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant patient after a trip to Bangladesh.
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.
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Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. rappou01@gmail.com
Beitler
J R
JR
Faulhaber
J R
JR
Firoz
B
B
Henning
J S
JS
Thomas
K M
KM
Maslow
M
M
Goldfarb
D S
DS
Horowitz
H W
HW
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