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Granulomatous pleuritis caused by histoplasmosis in a healthy child
Author(s) -
Zahn Matt,
Hesson Michael,
Morton Ronald,
Wheat L. Joseph
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.21394
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , pleurisy , granuloma , pathology , dermatology , pleural effusion
Pneumonia with pleuritis is a rare presentation of histoplasmosis infection. We present a 12‐year old previously healthy boy in whom histoplasmosis presented with pleuritis, confirmed by detection of antigen in empyema fluid. Pediatr. Pulmonol. 2011; 46:729–731. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.