Autochthonous Case of Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Switzerland

In Europe, pulmonary histoplasmosis is rarely diagnosed except in travelers. We report a probable autochthonous case of severe chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man in Switzerland without travel history outside of Europe. Diagnosis was achieved by histopathology, fungal culture,...

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Autores principales: Schmiedel, Yvonne, Büchi, Annina E., Berezowska, Sabina, Pöllinger, Alexander, Mühlethaler, Konrad, Funke-Chambour, Manuela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33622462
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.191831
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Sumario:In Europe, pulmonary histoplasmosis is rarely diagnosed except in travelers. We report a probable autochthonous case of severe chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man in Switzerland without travel history outside of Europe. Diagnosis was achieved by histopathology, fungal culture, and serology, but the source of the infection remains speculative.

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