RESUMEN
Histoplasmosis is recognized to occur in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys of the United States, but less widely appreciated is its worldwide distribution. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with disease involving skin, lungs, and epiglottis in a renal transplant patient 6 months after a trip to Bangladesh, to highlight the potential risk of acquisition of this infection in the Indian subcontinent.
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Histoplasma , Histoplasmosis/etiología , Huésped Inmunocomprometido , Trasplante de Riñón , Bangladesh , Dermatomicosis/etiología , Epiglotitis/etiología , Humanos , Enfermedades Pulmonares Fúngicas/etiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ohio , Infecciones Oportunistas/etiología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología , Factores de Riesgo , ViajeRESUMEN
Snoek was implicated in the food poisoning of 2 people in Bloemfontein. The patients' symptoms and culture of snoek samples suggested Staphylococcus aureus as the causative agent. Enumeration of S. aureus by selective procedures gave counts of 200 000 per gram in snoek obtained from the patients and from the butchery supplying the snoek. Investigations indicated that the snoek was heavily contaminated with S. aureus before arrival at the butchery and that the organisms grew as a result of mishandling after processing.
