SMJ articles in the category "histoplasmosis"

Original Article

Role of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (Conventional and EBUS Guided) in the Diagnosis of Histoplasmosis in Patients Presenting with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

Objectives: The superior performance of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the diagnosis and staging of malignancy has been demonstrated, with some investigators suggesting the same for sarcoidosis. The role of EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of histoplasmosis is not clear, however. In this study we estimate the diagnostic yield…

Posted in: endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration 3 histoplasmosis 3 mediastinal lymphadenopathy 2 sarcoidosis 15

Case Report

Histoplasmosis in Two Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive Immigrants to Italy: Clinical Features and Management in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era

We report two cases of histoplasmosis occurring in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients who immigrated to Italy, and focus our attention on the clinical features and therapeutic aspects, with particular emphasis on secondary prophylaxis. The patients had comparable human immunodeficiency virus baseline parameters, but had a completely different compliance over therapeutic…

Posted in: highly active antiretroviral therapy 2 histoplasmosis 3 human immunodeficiency virus 23 immigrants 5

Case Report

Isolated Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

The usual manifestation of histoplasmosis is in the form of respiratory illness. We report the case of a 67-year-old man who presented with chronic diarrhea and did not respond to the conventional treatment, including that for Clostridium difficile. He was found to have isolated colonic histoplasmosis infection, which was treated…

Posted in: gastrointestinal 5 hemodialysis 9 histoplasmosis 3
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