2018
Central nervous system histoplasmosis
Wheat J, Myint T, Guo Y, Kemmer P, Hage C, Terry C, Azar MM, Riddell J, Ender P, Chen S, Shehab K, Cleveland K, Esguerra E, Johnson J, Wright P, Douglas V, Vergidis P, Ooi W, Baddley J, Bamberger D, Khairy R, Vikram H, Jenny-Avital E, Sivasubramanian G, Bowlware K, Pahud B, Sarria J, Tsai T, Assi M, Mocherla S, Prakash V, Allen D, Passaretti C, Huprikar S, Anderson A. Central nervous system histoplasmosis. Medicine 2018, 97: e0245. PMID: 29595679, PMCID: PMC5895412, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000010245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system histoplasmosisPercent of patientsCerebrospinal fluidAmphotericin BCentral nervous system involvementSingle-center case seriesNervous system involvementLiposomal amphotericin BCenter case seriesOutcome of treatmentAnti-Histoplasma antibodiesRecognition of infectionPatients 54 yearsCNS histoplasmosisDeoxycholate formulationDisseminated histoplasmosisMost patientsAntigen testingAntibody testingCase seriesImmunodeficiency syndromeHistoplasma antigenHistoplasmosis infectionSystem involvementYear survival
2017
Case 34-2017
Lyons JL, Schaefer PW, Cho TA, Azar MM. Case 34-2017. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1878-1886. PMID: 29117489, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1707557.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2016
Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Skin Lesions and Osteomyelitis in a Patient from the Philippines.
Azar MM, Malinis MF. Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Skin Lesions and Osteomyelitis in a Patient from the Philippines. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 95: 70-4. PMID: 26976880, PMCID: PMC4944712, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0063.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsBone involvementDisseminated histoplasmosisFoot woundsPapular rashProtean manifestationsFinal diagnosisUnusual manifestationSkin lesionsDimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatumHistoplasmosisFungus Histoplasma capsulatumHistoplasma capsulatumDiseaseManifestationsRashOsteomyelitisPatientsLesionsDiagnosis