Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis of immunocompetent subjects from Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana: a case series

• Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 95 - 8
• Main Authors: Agossou, Moustapha, Turmel, Jean-Marie, Aline-Fardin, Aude, Venissac, Nicolas, Desbois-Nogard, Nicole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.03.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acute histoplasmosis; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Acute respiratory failure; Antibodies; Antifungal agents; Antigens; Auscultation; Biopsy; Blood pressure; Body temperature; Case Report; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Dyspnea; Emergency medical care; Fever; French Guiana; Guadeloupe; Heart rate; Histoplasma; Histoplasma capsulatum; Histoplasmosis; Histoplasmosis - diagnosis; Histoplasmosis - drug therapy; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Immunocompetence; Itraconazole; Lavage; Lung diseases; Martinique - epidemiology; Medical imaging; Oxygen saturation; Proteins; Pulmonary embolisms; Pulmonary histoplasmosis; Pulmonology; Risk factors; Serology; Tuberculosis; French Guiana; Martinique; Guadeloupe; Histoplasma capsulatum; Acute histoplasmosis; Acute respiratory failure; Pulmonary histoplasmosis

Histoplasmosis is a fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum is found in Martinique. Cluster cases following working in deserted house, have been described in Martinique. Cases of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis have been described in immunosuppressed ind...