Autochthonous Case of Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Switzerland

In Europe, pulmonary histoplasmosis is rarely diagnosed except in travelers. We report a probable autochthonous case of severe chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man in Switzerland without travel history outside of Europe. Diagnosis was achieved by histopathology, fungal culture...

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Main Authors: Yvonne Schmiedel, Annina E. Büchi, Sabina Berezowska, Alexander Pöllinger, Konrad Mühlethaler, Manuela Funke-Chambour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/19-1831_article