A CHRONIC CAVITARY PULMONARY HISTOPLASMOSIS CASE FROM TURKEY

ARAB H., YILMAZ H., UCAR A., YILDIRIM E., OZKUL M.

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, cilt.98, sa.3, ss.190-191, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 98 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 1995
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.190-191
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Histoplasmosis, a disease endemic to North America, is caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. To the best of our knowledge, the chronic cavitary pulmonary histoplasmosis patient described here presents the first case in which the fungus was isolated from sputum culture in Turkey.