A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis

A couple presented with fever and strikingly similar symptoms starting exactly on the same day after returning from an adventurous journey in Peru. Symptom onset was 12 days after exposure to bats from a hollow tree. The further evolution underscores the disparate disease course of Histoplasmosis in...

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Autores principales:	Steven Van Den Broucke, Peter Bogaerts, Nicolas Vrydaghs, Isabel Micalessi, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Emmanuel Bottieau
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/00f74f8efa144de1a906c57f9c714be7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:00f74f8efa144de1a906c57f9c714be72021-11-14T04:31:16ZA couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis1201-971210.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.039https://doaj.org/article/00f74f8efa144de1a906c57f9c714be72021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221008353https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712A couple presented with fever and strikingly similar symptoms starting exactly on the same day after returning from an adventurous journey in Peru. Symptom onset was 12 days after exposure to bats from a hollow tree. The further evolution underscores the disparate disease course of Histoplasmosis in different individuals, despite similar radiological findings. Our case highlights the importance of careful history taking in returning travelers since exposure to bat (or fowl) excrement can be easily overlooked.Steven Van Den BrouckePeter BogaertsNicolas VrydaghsIsabel MicalessiMarjan Van EsbroeckEmmanuel BottieauElsevierarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 113, Iss , Pp 268-270 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Steven Van Den Broucke Peter Bogaerts Nicolas Vrydaghs Isabel Micalessi Marjan Van Esbroeck Emmanuel Bottieau A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
description	A couple presented with fever and strikingly similar symptoms starting exactly on the same day after returning from an adventurous journey in Peru. Symptom onset was 12 days after exposure to bats from a hollow tree. The further evolution underscores the disparate disease course of Histoplasmosis in different individuals, despite similar radiological findings. Our case highlights the importance of careful history taking in returning travelers since exposure to bat (or fowl) excrement can be easily overlooked.
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author	Steven Van Den Broucke Peter Bogaerts Nicolas Vrydaghs Isabel Micalessi Marjan Van Esbroeck Emmanuel Bottieau
author_facet	Steven Van Den Broucke Peter Bogaerts Nicolas Vrydaghs Isabel Micalessi Marjan Van Esbroeck Emmanuel Bottieau
author_sort	Steven Van Den Broucke
title	A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
title_short	A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
title_full	A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
title_fullStr	A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
title_full_unstemmed	A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
title_sort	couple returning from peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/00f74f8efa144de1a906c57f9c714be7
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A couple returning from Peru with persistent fever: think of histoplasmosis

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