Expanding the horizons of histoplasmosis: disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant patient after a trip to Bangladesh |
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| Authors: | U. Rappo J.R. Beitler J.R. Faulhaber B. Firoz J.S. Henning K.M. Thomas M. Maslow D.S. Goldfarb H.W. Horowitz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;2. Division of Infectious Diseases (Department of Medicine), New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;3. Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;4. Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;5. Medical Service, New York Harbor VA Medical Center, New York, New York, USA;6. Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | U. Rappo, J.R. Beitler, J.R. Faulhaber, B. Firoz, J.S. Henning, K.M. Thomas, M. Maslow, D.S. Goldfarb, H.W. Horowitz. Expanding the horizons of histoplasmosis: disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant patient after a trip to Bangladesh.
Transpl Infect Dis 2010: 12: 155–160. All rights reserved Abstract: Histoplasmosis is recognized to occur in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys of the United States, but less widely appreciated is its worldwide distribution. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with disease involving skin, lungs, and epiglottis in a renal transplant patient 6 months after a trip to Bangladesh, to highlight the potential risk of acquisition of this infection in the Indian subcontinent. |
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| Keywords: | Histoplasma capsulatum disseminated histoplasmosis transplant infections Bangladesh |
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