PMID: 25791652Mar 21, 2015Paper

The clinical-radiologic-pathologic features of imported pulmonary histoplasmosis

Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
Pihua GongZhancheng Gao

Abstract

To describe the clinical features and treatment of imported pulmonary histoplasmosis and therefore to improve the recognition and differential diagnosis of this disease. The clinical data of 3 patients with imported pulmonary histoplasmosis in our hospital were collected and analyzed. Literatures published since 1989 were retrieved with 'pulmonary histoplasmosis' from PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data and VIP data, of which all the literatures about imported pulmonary histoplasmosis were reviewed. The clinical manifestations, diagnostic methods and treatment were summarized. All the 3 cases of imported pulmonary histoplasmosis were immunocompetent hosts, all were males, age were from 44-67 years, and had a history of exploring the cave or tunnel inhabited by bats in the epidemic areas. All of them developed influenza-like symptoms varying in severity after the onset of the disease. Pulmonary multiple nodules and mediastinal lymphadenopathy were found on chest images. One patient underwent percutaneous lung biopsy and the other two received video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy. All the 3 patients showed consistent histopathological findings, such as granulomatous inflammation with necrosis....Continue Reading

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