Disseminated Histoplasmosis detected on peripheral blood smear examination in immunocompetent patients from non endemic region - Report of two cases from a tertiary care hospital

• Main Authors: Neha Bagga (Author), Kamna Sharma (Author), Rajat K Tuteja (Author), Satyaprakash Sharma (Author), S R Negi (Author), S L Mathur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic systemic infection caused by inhaling spores of a thermal dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Disseminated histoplasmosis is the most common form associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, only a few cases of disseminated histoplasmos...