Central Nervous System Histoplasmosis: An Updated Insight

Histoplasmosis is one of the systemic mycoses that can involve the Central Nervous System (CNS), and it is caused by the dimorphic ascomycete species of the Histoplasma capsulatum complex. Once in the CNS, this pathogen causes life-threatening injuries that are associated with clinical manifestation...

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Autores principales: Ramírez, José Antonio, Reyes-Montes, María del Rocío, Rodríguez-Arellanes, Gabriela, Pérez-Torres, Armando, Taylor, Maria Lucia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10223317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37242351
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050681
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Sumario:Histoplasmosis is one of the systemic mycoses that can involve the Central Nervous System (CNS), and it is caused by the dimorphic ascomycete species of the Histoplasma capsulatum complex. Once in the CNS, this pathogen causes life-threatening injuries that are associated with clinical manifestations of meningitis, focal lesions (abscesses, histoplasmomas), and spinal cord injuries. The present review provides updated data and highlights a particular vision regarding this mycosis and its causative agent, as well as its epidemiology, clinical forms, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy, focusing on the CNS.

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