Hospital Unimed Nova Friburgo, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Clínica, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2023 Aug 18;65:e45. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202365045. eCollection 2023.
Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis prevalent in the Americas. Humans become infected via the respiratory route by inhaling aerosols from soil contaminated with bird and bat excretions. Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic and is more often a self-limiting illness. We report a series of seven acute pulmonary cases in adults during an outbreak in Nova Friburgo city, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, in a group of volunteers who were cleaning an old, abandoned house without using personal protective equipment. The patients had a favorable evolution after suitable treatment, but all required hospitalization.
组织胞浆菌病是一种在美洲流行的系统性真菌病。人类通过吸入受鸟类和蝙蝠排泄物污染的土壤气溶胶而经呼吸道感染。急性肺组织胞浆菌病通常无症状，更常是一种自限性疾病。我们报告了巴西里约热内卢州诺瓦弗里堡市暴发期间，一组在未使用个人防护设备的情况下清理旧废弃房屋的志愿者中发生的七例成人急性肺组织胞浆菌病病例。所有患者在适当治疗后均有良好的转归，但均需住院治疗。
