Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that can cause swelling, inflammation, and, sometimes, small semi-opaque or calcified nodules on the lungs. However, histoplasmosis does not always cause symptoms.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Studies have shown that the geographic range of histoplasmosis is expanding in the United States. The lung ...

HISTOPLASMOSIS, a generalized fungous disease that begins in the lungs, 1 is world-wide in distribution, but the main endemic area comprises the Mississippi valley of the United States. 2 It is the ...

Ocular histoplasmosis is a condition that occurs years after a histoplasmosis infection. Histoplasmosis infection is caused by a fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and commonly affects people living in the ...

Two Williamson County families are calling for increased histoplasmosis testing after severe infections that took months to ...

ALTHOUGH naturally acquired histoplasmosis is being recognized with increasing frequency 1 there are few reports in the literature of infection with Histoplasma capsulatum acquired in the laboratory.

While histoplasmosis begins as a fungal lung infection, it can also affect your eyes and is a leading cause of vision loss for adults. Prevention is key before the damage progresses and can’t be ...

Background A 56-year-old female with a 30-year history of ileocolic Crohn's disease presented with a 1-month history of bloody diarrhea and decreased caliber of stools; physical examination revealed a ...

WILLIAMSON CO., Tenn. (WTVF) — A 19-year-old college athlete from Williamson County nearly died from histoplasmosis after doctors initially misdiagnosed her condition for two months. Cami Carpenter ...

Histoplasmosis is an infectious condition caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. It is caused when the spores of the fungus are inhaled into the lungs. The lungs are the primary infection site.