2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00466.x
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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.

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“…Histoplasmosis is endemic in the central eastern united states, especially the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, in Central and South America, and Africa, but is less frequently reported in Asia and Europe. [23] Reported cases of histoplasmosis have been low in India with less than 50 cases being reported. [24]…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Histoplasmosis is endemic in the central eastern united states, especially the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys, in Central and South America, and Africa, but is less frequently reported in Asia and Europe. [23] Reported cases of histoplasmosis have been low in India with less than 50 cases being reported. [24]…”
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confidence: 99%
“…[23] Reported cases of histoplasmosis have been low in India with less than 50 cases being reported. [24]…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Seventeen of these 22 cutaneous histoplasmosis cases, including our patient, occurred in the setting of confirmed disseminated disease . Table displays the demographic data, time from transplantation to clinical presentation, maintenance immunosuppressants, characteristics of cutaneous findings, other organs with confirmed involvement, treatment medications, and final outcome of these 17 cases.…”
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“…Therefore, the possibility of future cases of histoplasmosis in Bangladesh should be borne in mind, particularly among medical teams caring for immunosuppressed patients. Patients with advanced HIV-associated disease are not the only population at risk for the development of this opportunistic infection; a recent report of disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with renal transplantation returning from Bangladesh (12) is an important illustration of such a risk.…”
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