An Italian Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis Associated with HIV

Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus, endemic in the Americas, Africa (var. duboisii), India, and Southeast Asia. H. capsulatum infection is rarely diagnosed in Italy, while in Latin America, progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) is one of the most frequent AIDS-defining illnesses an...

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Main Authors: Chiara Papalini, Barbara Belfiori, Giovanni Martino, Rita Papili, Lucia Pitzurra, Stefano Ascani, Maria Bruna Pasticci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7403878