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2019-07-01

Histoplasmosis: diagnostic challenges

Histoplasmosis: retos en el diagnóstico

Palabras clave:

Histoplasmosis, Fungal Infections (en)
Histoplasmosis, Infecciones por hongos (es)

Autores/as

  • María Guadalupe Frías-De León Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Ixtapaluca - Research Unit - Ixtapaluca - Mexico. | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Microbiology and Parasitology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3160-8698

Histoplasmosis is an infection usually caused by a fungal pathogen that, in most cases, occurs in the respiratory tract, which explains the high frequency of clinical manifestations in the lungs. (1) This mycosis is endemic in the Americas (Mississippi and Ohio River Valley, USA; Central and South America; and the West Indies), while reports in areas of Asia, Africa, Australia, and Oceania are mainly asso­ciated with the pandemic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). In Europe, cases are on the rise because of the speculation of a global distribution of histoplasmosis, and emphasis has been on improving methods for its diagnosis. (2,3)

La histoplasmosis es una infección que en la mayoría de los casos ocurre por vía respiratoria, lo cual explica la alta frecuencia de manifestaciones clínicas a nivel pulmonar, y que por lo general es causada por un patógeno fúngico (1). Esta micosis es endémica en el continente americano (valle de los ríos Mississippi y Ohio, EE. UU.; Centro y Sudamérica, y las Antillas), mientras que en áreas de Asia, África, Australia y Oceanía los reportes se deben principalmente a la pandemia del síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (sida). En Europa los casos vienen en aumento debido a que, a partir de la especulación de una distribución global de la histoplasmosis, se ha enfatizado en mejorar los métodos para su diagnóstico (2,3).

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Cómo citar

Histoplasmosis: retos en el diagnóstico. (2019). Case Reports, 5(2), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.15446/cr.v5n2.80200