RT Book, Section
A1 Kleiman, Martin B.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7029000
T1 Chapter 300. Histoplasmosis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7029000
RD 2023/06/04
AB Histoplasmosis,  the  most  common  endemic  fungal  infection  in  the  United  States,  is  caused  by  a  thermal  dimorphic  fungus,  Histoplasma  capsulatum.1,2  The  spore-bearing  mold  form  grows  in  the  environment  at  temperatures  less  than  35°C  and  is  commonly  found  in  the  Mississippi  River  and  Ohio  River  basins  of  the  United  States  (eFig.  300.1).  The  extent  and  degree  of  environmental  contamination  with  the  mold  is  augmented  by  bird  and  bat  droppings;  the  latter  may  contain  fungal  spores  as  well  as  provide  factors  that  stimulate  mold  growth.