Disseminated Histoplasmosis in Central California Seen in an Immunocompromised Patient

• Main Authors: Kishan Ghadiya BS (Author), Robert Dunn MD (Author), Gurpal Singh MD (Author), Hobart Lai MD (Author), Ralph Garcia-Pacheco MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus found in certain parts of North, Central, and South America. Transmission is primarily through airborne inoculation from inhaled fungal microconidia. Histoplasmosis is typically a self-limited mycosis; however, in patients with immunodeficiency, dissemina...