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Histoplasma capsulatum Sinusitis: Case Report and Review

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Histoplasma capsulatum has not typically been associated with sinusitis in either immunocompetent or immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of sinusitis caused by H. capsulatum in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and discuss the reported cases of this rare clinical manifestation of histoplasmosis in the medical literature.

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We thank CNPq for partial support of this study.

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  1. Section of Infectious Diseases and Hematology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90630-000, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Marcelle D. Alves, Lia Pinheiro, Denise Manica, Laura M. Fogliatto, Christina Fraga & Luciano Z. Goldani

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Alves, M.D., Pinheiro, L., Manica, D. et al. Histoplasma capsulatum Sinusitis: Case Report and Review. Mycopathologia 171, 57–59 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-010-9345-y

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