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*Histoplasmosis is typically acquired via inhalation of airborne microconidia, often after disturbance of contaminated material. | *Histoplasmosis is typically acquired via inhalation of airborne microconidia, often after disturbance of contaminated material. | ||
*Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis and solid organ donor-derived histoplasmosis have been observed | *Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis and solid organ donor-derived histoplasmosis have been observed although extremely uncommon.<ref name=cdc3>Information for Healthcare Professionals about Histoplasmosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2015. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/histoplasmosis/health-professionals.html. Accessed February 2, 2016.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Pathophysiology
Transmission
- Histoplasmosis is typically acquired via inhalation of airborne microconidia, often after disturbance of contaminated material.
- Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis and solid organ donor-derived histoplasmosis have been observed although extremely uncommon.[1]
References
- ↑ Information for Healthcare Professionals about Histoplasmosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2015. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/histoplasmosis/health-professionals.html. Accessed February 2, 2016.