Book Review

Disseminated Histoplasmosis Diagnosed From Peripheral Blood Film

Authors: DONALD E. GIRARD MD, HERBERT L. FRED MD, MAJOR W. BRADSHAW MD, RICHARD W. BLAKELY MD, ROBERT ETTLINGER MD

Abstract

ABSTRACT:Demonstration of Histoplasma capsulatum in conventional films of peripheral blood establishes the diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis. We describe two new examples of this phenomenon and tabulate relevant data from 11 similar cases.

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