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Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients from West-Africa: report of four imported cases in Italy.

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2011

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Walter O Inojosa, Maria Cristina Rossi, Licia Laurino, Mario Giobbia, Rodolfo Fuser, Antonella Carniato, Francesca Farina, Marika De Pieri, Francesco Baldasso, Gabriella Forner,
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Abstract

We report four imported cases of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) due to Histoplasma capsulatum variety capsulatum in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected patients from West Africa. This report highlights the need to consider diagnosis of PDH among patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who originate from West Africa and present with a prolonged febrile illness and very low CD4 count.