Disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed in a bone marrow sample
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Disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosed on bone marrow aspiration in an immunocompetent patient
TO THE EDITOR: Histoplasmosis is caused by Histoplasma capsulatum variant capsulatum and H. capsulatum variant duboisiis. It is a systemic fungal infection with a disease spectrum ranging from asymptomatic primary infection to disseminated disease. Disseminated histoplasmosis is usually seen in immunocompromised patients such as those with AIDS or hematological malignancies, or patients who hav...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2531-1379
DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2020.10.960