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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct;26(10):1717-9.
doi: 10.1007/s10067-007-0655-5. Epub 2007 Jun 1.

Unusual manifestation of histoplasmosis in connective tissue diseases

F Ceccato  1 , V Gongora, A Zunino, S Roverano, S Paira
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Case Reports

Unusual manifestation of histoplasmosis in connective tissue diseases

F Ceccato et al. Clin Rheumatol. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

This report describes the coexistence of three patients with rheumatic diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and dermatomyositis) and infections because of Histoplasma capsulatum. Connective tissue diseases and histoplasmosis share several clinical findings. Therefore, histoplasmosis could be misdiagnosed as connective tissue disease or a flare of these diseases. Such cases highlight the importance of awareness of histoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients, particularly in those originating from endemic areas.

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