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- Title
An unusual infection in an immunocompetent male from a non-endemic area: Lessons from a vacation.
- Authors
Neupane, Ritesh; Sharma, Munish; Sharma, Divakar; Thachil, Rajeev; Krishnamurthy, Mahesh; Lowman, Gerald
- Abstract
Primary pulmonary histoplasmosis is found worldwide, and is particularly endemic in some areas of North America, usually those surrounding the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. It is not common in the East Coast of the United States, and is in fact reportable in Pennsylvania. It has been rarely described in immunocompetent individuals residing in a non-endemic region. We present a case of a previously healthy middle-aged male, a Pennsylvania resident, who presented with mid-sternal chest discomfort, fatigue, chills and mild shortness of breath, and was diagnosed with primary pulmonary histoplasmosis.
- Subjects
PENNSYLVANIA; CHEST pain; DYSPNEA; MALES; HISTOPLASMOSIS diagnosis; LUNG disease diagnosis; MIDDLE age
- Publication
Clinics & Practice, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3, p73
- ISSN
2039-7283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/cp.2019.1141