Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host
Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Rare in Europe but endemic in some regions of Brazil, United States, Africa and Asia. Most of the cases are asymptomatic. Disseminated form is defined by the presence of an extra-pulmonary focus, particularly associated with immu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300167 |