An unusual infection in an immunocompetent male from a non-endemic area: Lessons from a vacation.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-2-2019
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.
Volume
9
Issue
3
First Page
1141
Last Page
1141
ISSN
2039-7275
Published In/Presented At
Neupane, R., Sharma, M., Sharma, D., Thachil, R., Krishnamurthy, M., & Lowman, G. (2019). An unusual infection in an immunocompetent male from a non-endemic area: Lessons from a vacation. Clinics and practice, 9(3), 1141. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1141
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
31579493
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article