Histoplasmosis presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome after exposure to bat feces in a home basement
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
4(2): 103-6, apr. 2000. ilus
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-278697
ABSTRACT
This report describes the clinical and epidemiological findings of an outbreak of histoplasmosis in Brazil involving four persons of the same family, one adult and three children. Contamination by fecal material of bats in the basement of the house was found to be the most likely cause of this outbreak. None of the patients had evidence of immune deficiency. The adult died of acute respiratory distress syndrome. A more severe presentation of the disease in this patient may be partly explained by a heavier exposure to the feces of bats.
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Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
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Chiroptera
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Environmental Exposure
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Feces
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Histoplasma
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Histoplasmosis
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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