Open AccessImported African Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient 40 Years after Staying in a Disease-Endemic Area
Author(s) -
C Richaud,
MarieOlivia Chandesris,
Fanny Lanternier,
H Benzaquen-Forner,
Dea García-Hermoso,
Capucine Pïcard,
Émilie Catherinot,
MarieElisabeth Bougnoux,
Olivier Lortholary
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1476-1645
pISSN - 0002-9637
DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0731
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , disease , medicine , histoplasma capsulatum , dermatology , virology , immunology , optometry , pathology
Histoplasmosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii is a rare disease outside central and western Africa. In Europe, all cases are imported. We report a case of an African histoplasmosis with isolated pulmonary involvement in a non-immunocompromised patient that occurred 40 years after his stay in a disease-endemic area. The patient was given itraconazole. (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography was used to assess evolution during treatment. The outcome for the patient was favorable.
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