Histoplasmosis
OVERVIEW: What every clinician needs to know Pathogen name and classification Histoplasmosis is the most common endemic mycosis in the United States, usually presenting as a community acquired respiratory infection. Pulmonary histoplasmosis also may present as mediastinal lymphadenopathy or lung nodules, often mistaken as malignancy. Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis commonly presents as fever of unknown etiology,…
