Rash decisions can be life-saving: a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompromised patient

Histoplasmosis is the most prevalent endemic mycosis in the United States with the highest incidence in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys. Most infections are asymptomatic or self-limited. However, in immunocompromised patients, severe and progressive disseminated infection can occur. In our pa...

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Main Authors: Huda Naz Khan, Stephen L. Hines, Leigh Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1653141