論文

国際誌
2021年11月

Pulmonary histoplasmosis diagnosed in a Japanese woman after traveling to central and South America: A case report.

Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy
  • Satoshi Ide
  • ,
  • Satoshi Kutsuna
  • ,
  • Gen Yamada
  • ,
  • Kohei Hashimoto
  • ,
  • Masahiro Abe
  • ,
  • Minoru Nagi
  • ,
  • Mugen Ujiie
  • ,
  • Kayoko Hayakawa
  • ,
  • Norio Ohmagari

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開始ページ
1658
終了ページ
1661
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1016/j.jiac.2021.06.015

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, and Japan is considered a non-endemic area for histoplasmosis. Most patients diagnosed with histoplasmosis in the past usually have exposure to caves and bat guano with travel history to endemic areas. Therefore, travel history and risk activities should be comprehensively assessed when suspecting histoplasmosis because this important information may be overlooked. Although few, possibilities of indigenous cases have also been suggested. Moreover, it is assumed that the number of travelers and endemic mycoses has decreased with the recent coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic. However, clinicians should carefully consider the differential diagnosis of histoplasmosis for travelers traveling to endemic areas. In this case report, we describe an immunocompetent Japanese woman who developed histoplasmosis due to a history of travel to an endemic country. Our case report suggests that clinicians should not exclude histoplasmosis from the differential diagnosis even in the absence of risk features such as activities or immunodeficiencies during travel.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2021.06.015
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34175216
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.06.015
  • PubMed ID : 34175216

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