Systemic fungal infection by Histoplasma capsulatum: intracellular fungus in peripheral leukocytes
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∗ Corresponding author at: Divisão de Laboratório de Análises Clínicas, Prestes, 2565, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. E-mail address: [email protected] (R.A. Fock). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjhh.2015.12.002 1516-8484/© 2016 Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia reserved. Serology for HIV was positive and yeast forms were observed in the peripheral blood smear (Figures 1 and 2). Diagnosis of histoplasmosis is made by the detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in sputum, blood or liquor but it is common to observe negative results due to technical
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