Autochthonous Case of Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Switzerland.

Schmiedel, Yvonne; Büchi, Annina E.; Berezowska, Sabina; Pöllinger, Alexander; Mühlethaler, Konrad; Funke-Chambour, Manuela (2021). Autochthonous Case of Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Switzerland. Emerging infectious diseases, 27(3), pp. 966-969. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 10.3201/eid2703.191831

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In Europe, pulmonary histoplasmosis is rarely diagnosed except in travelers. We report a probable autochthonous case of severe chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent man in Switzerland without travel history outside of Europe. Diagnosis was achieved by histopathology, fungal culture, and serology, but the source of the infection remains speculative.

Item Type:

 Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Infectiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Pneumology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Paediatric Radiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology > Clinical Pathology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Medical Oncology

UniBE Contributor:

 Schmiedel, Yvonne, Büchi, Annina Elisabeth, Berezowska, Sabina Anna, Pöllinger, Alexander, Mühlethaler, Konrad, Funke-Chambour, Manuela

Subjects:

 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

 1080-6059

Publisher:

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Language:

 English

Submitter:

 Maria de Fatima Henriques Bernardo

Date Deposited:

 29 Apr 2021 10:29

Last Modified:

 05 Dec 2022 15:49

Publisher DOI:

 10.3201/eid2703.191831

PubMed ID:

 33622462

Uncontrolled Keywords:

 Histoplasma capsulatum Switzerland fungi histoplasmosis pulmonary histoplasmosis respiratory infections

BORIS DOI:

 10.48350/154467

URI:

 https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/154467

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