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