Atypical presentations of histoplasmosis: hemolytic anemia. Case report and literature review

• Main Authors: María Eugenia Landaeta (Author), Sofía Mata-Essayag (Author), Maria Teresa Colella (Author), Vanessa Pineda (Author), Joaquin Inaty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Histoplasmosis is a granulomatous disease, produced by Histoplasma capsulatum. This fungus causes a wide range of clinical manifestations; the most common is the pulmonary form. In some cases, atypical presentations are described. Case report: a 70 year old male patient, from Barinas, Venezuela, who...