title: Granulomatous pleuritis caused by histoplasmosis in a healthy child.
abstract: Pneumonia with pleuritis is a rare presentation of histoplasmosis infection. We present a 12-year old previously healthy boy in whom histoplasmosis presented with pleuritis, confirmed by detection of antigen in empyema fluid.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. matt.zahn@louisvilleky.gov
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zahn
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hesson
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: L Joseph
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wheat
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000032:analysis; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011001:Pleuropneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D006023:Glycoproteins; C118415:M antigen, Ajellomyces capsulatus; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B