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Histoplasmosis in children
Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 11/10/09

Fischer GB et al. – The clinical presentation is misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. Skin tests, serological reaction and specific cultures are used for diagnosis confirmation. Treatment indications and regimens are similar to those for adults, except that amphotericin B deoxycholate is usually well tolerated in children.

Expanding the horizons of histoplasmosis: disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant patient after a trip to Bangladesh
Transplant Infectious Disease, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 90%

Treating Oral Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 11/04/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Diagnosis of histoplasmosis by antigen detection in bronchoalveolar fluid
Chest, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Bilateral adrenal gland enlargement secondary to histoplasmosis mimicking adrenal metastases: Diagnosis with EUS-guided FNA
Diagnostic Cytopathology, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 84%

Immune reconstitution syndrome in a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis and steroid taper: maintaining the perfect balance
Mycoses, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 84%