Histoplasmosis in an elderly polish tourist - a case report.
Krzysztof SpecjalskiKarolina KitaKrzysztof KuziemskiBeata TokarskaLucyna GórskaJolanta SzadeAlicja SiemińskaMarta ChełmińskaEwa JassemPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2019)
Since the risk of Histoplasma exposure in Europe is minimal, patients, who present with dyspnea, fever and malaise are not primarily considered for diagnosis of histoplasmosis. However, taking into account increasing popularity of travelling, also by elderly or patients with impaired immunity, histoplasmosis should be included into differential diagnosis.
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