Case of disseminated histoplasmosis.

Indigenous Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis, Taiwan

We report the first indigenous case of disseminated histoplasmosis in Taiwan diagnosed by histopathology of bone marrow, microbiologic morphology, and PCR assay of the isolated fungus. This case suggests that histoplasmosis should be 1 of the differential diagnoses of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients in Taiwan.

Disseminated CNS histoplasmosis.

Although an estimated 40 million Americans have been infected with Histoplasma capsulatum [1], CNS involvement is rare except in the disseminated form. Lesions of the CNS have been reported to occur in nearly one fourth of the documented cases of disseminated histoplasmosis [2], but only in a few cases has the infection solely involved the CNS [3, 4]. This article details the cranial CT and spi...

Disseminated histoplasmosis treated with amphotericin B. Report of a case.

Subdural Empyema in Disseminated Histoplasmosis

A 34-year-old man presented with two episodes of generalized tonic–clonic seizures and fever for 1 day. Two months back, he was admitted with high grade fever, productive cough, cervical lymphadenopathy, left lower lobe consolidation, and multiple skin abscesses. The pus from the abscess was drained and the abscess wall histopathology revealed intracellular oval shaped fungal organisms with nar...

Disseminated Histoplasmosis in a Dog—Case Discussion Contributors