Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient from Southern Arizona

Overview

Journal J Fungi (Basel)

Date 2024 Nov 26

PMID 39590675

Authors

Monique Crawford

Troy Weinstein

Alexis Elliott

Robert Klein

Michael Lee

Conner Reynolds

Talha Riaz

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Abstract

In this review, we present a case report of an immunocompetent 58-year-old male who presented with disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) outside of the known endemic regions. Due to his atypical clinical presentation that did not fit the classical clinical picture of DH, the diagnosis was delayed. In addition, we researched DH in the immunocompetent hosts as these cases are not common and leave the patient population vulnerable to delayed diagnosis. The literature supports considering histoplasmosis in the differential diagnosis among patients who present with possible exposures outside of endemic regions and are immunocompetent.

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