Histoplasmosis

"Histoplasmosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Infection resulting from exposure to the fungus HISTOPLASMA. It is worldwide in distribution and particularly common in the central and eastern states, especially areas around the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.

Descriptor ID	D006660
MeSH Number(s)	C01.703.450
Concept/Terms	Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis Histoplasmoses Histoplasma Infection Histoplasma Infections Infection, Histoplasma Infections, Histoplasma Histoplasma capsulatum Infection Histoplasma capsulatum Infection Histoplasma capsulatum Infections Infection, Histoplasma capsulatum Infections, Histoplasma capsulatum

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Mycoses [C01.703]
Histoplasmosis [C01.703.450]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
1997	2	2
2004	1	1
2012	1	1
2018	1	1

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Starr MR, Smith WM. Histoplasmosis Following Systemic Immunomodulatory Therapy for Ocular Inflammation. Am J Ophthalmol. 2019 02; 198:88-96.

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Gupta N, Aragaki A, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Benzaquen S, Panos RJ. Occam's razor or Hickam's dictum? J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2012 Jul; 19(3):216-9.

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Mitarai M, Reinhardt JF. Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis. Del Med J. 2004 Apr; 76(4):159-62.

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Hecht FM, Wheat J, Korzun AH, Hafner R, Skahan KJ, Larsen R, Limjoco MT, Simpson M, Schneider D, Keefer MC, Clark R, Lai KK, Jacobson JM, Squires K, Bartlett JA, Powderly W. Itraconazole maintenance treatment for histoplasmosis in AIDS: a prospective, multicenter trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1997 Oct 01; 16(2):100-7.

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Wheat J, MaWhinney S, Hafner R, McKinsey D, Chen D, Korzun A, Shakan KJ, Johnson P, Hamill R, Bamberger D, Pappas P, Stansell J, Koletar S, Squires K, Larsen RA, Cheung T, Hyslop N, Lai KK, Schneider D, Kauffman C, Saag M, Dismukes W, Powderly W. Treatment of histoplasmosis with fluconazole in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Clinical Trials Group and Mycoses Study Group. Am J Med. 1997 Sep; 103(3):223-32.

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Shields JA, Eagle RC, Barr CC, Shields CL, Jones DE. Adenocarcinoma of retinal pigment epithelium arising from a juxtapapillary histoplasmosis scar. Arch Ophthalmol. 1994 May; 112(5):650-3.

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Sataloff RT, Wilborn A, Prestipino A, Hawkshaw M, Heuer RJ, Cohn J. Histoplasmosis of the larynx. Am J Otolaryngol. 1993 May-Jun; 14(3):199-205.

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Wheat J, Hafner R, Wulfsohn M, Spencer P, Squires K, Powderly W, Wong B, Rinaldi M, Saag M, Hamill R, Murphy R, Connolly-Stringfield P, Briggs N, Owens S. Prevention of relapse of histoplasmosis with itraconazole in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1993 Apr 15; 118(8):610-6.

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Rivers MB, Pulido JS, Folk JC. Ill-defined choroidal neovascularization within ocular histoplasmosis scars. Retina. 1992; 12(2):90-5.

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Beck RW, Sergott RC, Barr CC, Annesley WH. Optic disc edema in the presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome. Ophthalmology. 1984 Feb; 91(2):183-5.

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