The course and prognosis of histoplasmosis
| Autor: | Harry Rubin, Michael L. Furcolow, Charles A. Brasher, J. Lewis Yates |
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| Rok vydání: | 1959 |
| Předmět: |
Lung Diseases
Larynx medicine.medical_specialty Poor prognosis Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis business.industry Mucous membrane Tuberculin General Medicine Disease Prognosis medicine.disease Dermatology Histoplasmosis Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Disseminated histoplasmosis medicine Humans business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Medicine. 27:278-288 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9343 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0002-9343(59)90347-x |
| Popis: | An analysis of 123 culturally proved cases of histoplasmosis is presented. The cases have been divided by clinical types and analyzed separately. Several pertinent observations concerning the prognosis of this infection emerge from the data: 1.(1) Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis is a benign infection in most instances. Although the number of such cases included in this compilation are small, they were all clinically severe and all patients are now in good health. 2.(2) Acute progressive histoplasmosis, often referred to as disseminated histoplasmosis, has a poor prognosis. There is clinical evidence of dissemination beyond the lungs to other organs. Included in this group are patients with seemingly isolated mucous membrane lesions. Such cases are usually fatal within one year although an occasional patient does survive. 3.(3) Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis is characterized by cavities in the upper lobes. This form of the disease characteristically progresses gradually over several years, although remissions and exacerbations may occur. The prognosis is poor if the patients are not treated. |
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