Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina-GHS, 701 Grove Rd, 5th Floor Support tower, Greenville, SC, 29605, USA,
Rheumatol Int. 2013 Dec;33(12):2963-5. doi: 10.1007/s00296-013-2816-y. Epub 2013 Jul 9.
Histoplasmosis is an important cause of morbidity in endemic areas of the USA. Infection is often asymptomatic but can cause a broad spectrum of pathology. Less commonly, histoplasmosis can present with a wide-range of rheumatologic manifestations. The aim of this review is to provide a synopsis of the rheumatologic manifestations of this endemic mycosis in addition to emphasizing the high degree of histoplasmosis infection in persons with rheumatologic disease.
组织胞浆菌病是美国流行地区发病的重要原因。感染通常无症状,但可引起广泛的病理变化。较少见的是,组织胞浆菌病可表现出广泛的风湿学表现。本综述的目的是提供该地方性真菌病的风湿学表现概述,此外还强调风湿性疾病患者中组织胞浆菌感染的程度很高。