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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
American pulmonary histoplasmosis is a deep mycosis imported from North America caused by the inhalation of Histoplasma capsulatum. It is endemic in several countries throughout the world and occasional cases have been reported in France, mainly imported from out lying French territories. The most frequent clinical forms observed in immunocompetent subjects are generally benign or silent and usually limited to a fortuitously discovered pulmonary nodule. Massive exposure may lead to an acute primary invasion producing a miliary aspect. Chronic forms simulating tuberculosis are exceptional. Inversely, opportunistic histoplasmosis in AIDS patients can produce an severe multiple organ disease. Ideally, mycelium should be isolated for diagnosis, a task which is easier in disseminated or operated nodular forms. More often, the epidemiological context, clinical and radiological features, the elimination of differential diagnoses and, retrospectively, serology are sufficient for diagnosis. The clinical course is usually favorable. Itraconazole is the treatment of choice for symptomatic or complicated forms.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0761-8417
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
311-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10100343-AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Africa, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Amphotericin B, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Antifungal Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Asia, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Australia, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Histoplasma, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Histoplasmosis, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Itraconazole, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Ketoconazole, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Latin America, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Lung Diseases, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Radiography, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:10100343-United States
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
[American pulmonary histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Pneumologíe, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Review