A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge
Histoplasma capsulatum is a geographically specific dimorphic fungus that can cause a spectrum of diseases. While most cases are asymptomatic pulmonary infections, in severe cases, particularly in immunocompromised patients, disseminated disease can occur. Histoplasmosis in California is limited to...
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| author | Ameish Govindarajan MD Rowis Sous MD Frederick Venter MD Tyler Torrico MD Natalie Karapetians MD Arash Heidari MD Everardo Cobos MD Greti Petersen MD |
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| description | Histoplasma capsulatum is a geographically specific dimorphic fungus that can cause a spectrum of diseases. While most cases are asymptomatic pulmonary infections, in severe cases, particularly in immunocompromised patients, disseminated disease can occur. Histoplasmosis in California is limited to only a few case reports. In this article, we describe a rare case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a non-endemic region presenting with diagnostically challenging symptomatology, including altered mental status, status epilepticus, septic shock, and bilateral adrenal masses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36d85ef9a8304091b4303cb7a197f59b2023-02-17T13:03:34ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962023-02-011110.1177/23247096231156007A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic ChallengeAmeish Govindarajan MD0Rowis Sous MD1Frederick Venter MD2Tyler Torrico MD3Natalie Karapetians MD4Arash Heidari MD5Everardo Cobos MD6Greti Petersen MD7Department of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADepartment of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADepartment of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADepartment of Psychiatry, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADepartment of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADepartment of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USADepartment of Medicine, Kern Medical UCLA, Bakersfield, USAHistoplasma capsulatum is a geographically specific dimorphic fungus that can cause a spectrum of diseases. While most cases are asymptomatic pulmonary infections, in severe cases, particularly in immunocompromised patients, disseminated disease can occur. Histoplasmosis in California is limited to only a few case reports. In this article, we describe a rare case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a non-endemic region presenting with diagnostically challenging symptomatology, including altered mental status, status epilepticus, septic shock, and bilateral adrenal masses.https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096231156007 |
| spellingShingle | Ameish Govindarajan MD Rowis Sous MD Frederick Venter MD Tyler Torrico MD Natalie Karapetians MD Arash Heidari MD Everardo Cobos MD Greti Petersen MD A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full | A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_short | A Case of Disseminated Histoplasmosis From California, in the Setting of Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge |
| title_sort | case of disseminated histoplasmosis from california in the setting of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis a diagnostic challenge |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096231156007 |
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