Histoplasmosis in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: a 21-year experience

Of 156 cases of histoplasmosis observed in the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), during a 21-year period (1978-1999) 137 were included in this study. Sixty-seven per cent of the patients had hematogeneous disseminated histoplasmosis, 24% had a self-limited syndrome (acute pulmonary histoplasmosis...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Luiz Carlos SEVERO, Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA, Klaus IRION, Nelson da Silva PORTO, Alberto Thomaz LONDERO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2001-08-01
Subjects:
Histoplasmosis
Histoplasma capsulatum
HIV infection
Brazil
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