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General Reports
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Successful Treatment of Refractory Hypoxemia Secondary to Disseminated Histoplasmosis Using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support
Wanta BT, Tyner HL, Bohman JK, Baddour LM.
A A Case Rep. 2016 Jun 1.
Abstract

Histoplasmosis in solid organ transplant recipients: early diagnosis and treatment.
Freifeld AG, Wheat LJ, Kaul DR.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2009 Oct 6
Abstract

Successful treatment of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with disseminated
histoplasmosis.
Phillips J, Staszewski H, Garrison M. 
Hematology. 2008 Oct;13(5):282-5.
Abstract

Management of toxoplasmic encephalitis in HIV-infected adults (with an emphasis on
resource-poor settings)

Dedicoat M, Livesley N.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jul 19;3:CD005420.

Abstract


Adrenal Histoplasmosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Adrenal histoplasmosis: clinical presentation and imaging features in nine cases.
Kumar N, Singh S, Govil S. 
Abdom Imaging. 2003 Sep-Oct;28(5):703-8  
Abstract

Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis.
Kahi CJ, Wheat LJ, Allen SD, Sarosi GA. et al
Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan;100(1):220-31.
Abstract

Ocular Histoplasmosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Surgical removal vs observation for idiopathic or ocular histoplasmosis syndrome-associated subfoveal
choroidal neovascularization: Vision Preference Value Scale findings from the randomized SST
Group H Trial: SST Report No. 17.
Bass EB, Gilson MM, Mangione CM, et al
Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Dec;126(12):1626-32
Abstract
 
Preventing reactivation of ocular histoplasmosis: guidance for patients at risk.
Trevino R, Salvat R.
Optometry. 2006 Jan;77(1):10-6.

Abstract
 
New and classic insights into presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome and its treatment.
Oliver A, Ciulla TA, Comer GM.
 
Curr Opin Ophthalmol.
2005 Jun;16(3):160-5.
Abstract
 
Photodynamic Therapy for Juxtafoveal Choroidal Neovascularization due to Ocular
Histoplasmosis Syndrome
Shah GK, Blinder KJ, Hariprasad SM, Thomas 

Retina. 2005 Jan;25(1):26-32
Abstract
 
Surgical removal vs observation for subfoveal choroidal revascularization, either
associated with the ocular histoplasmosis syndrome or idiopathic: II. Quality-of-life
findings from a randomized clinical trial: SST Group H Trial: SST Report No. 10.
Hawkins BS, Miskala PH, Bass EB, et al 

Arch Ophthalmol.
2004 Nov;122(11):1616-28.
Abstract
 
Surgical removal vs observation for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization, either
 associated with the ocular histoplasmosis syndrome or idiopathic: I. Ophthalmic
findings from a randomized clinical trial: Submacular Surgery Trials (SST) Group H
Trial: SST Report No. 9.
Hawkins BS, Bressler NM, Bressler SB, et al
Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Nov;122(11):1597-611.
Abstract
 
Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in ocular histoplasmosis: uncontrolled, open-label
2-year study.

Renfeld PJ, Saperstein DA, Bressler NM, et al
Ophthalmology. 2004 Sep;111(9):1725-33
Abstract
 
Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy of the macula.
Lee SC, Seong YS, Kim SS, et al
Ophthalmologica. 2004 May-Jun;218(3):193-201.
Abstract

Detection of histoplasma capsulatum DNA in lesions of chronic ocular histoplasmosis
syndrome.
Spencer WH, Chan CC, Shen de F, Rao NA.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2003 Nov;121(11):1551-5
Abstract
 
Ocular photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for choroidal neovascularization secondary
to ocular histoplasmosis syndrome.
Busquets MA, Shah GK, Wickens J, et al
Retina. 2003 Jun;23(3):299-306.
Abstract


Oral Histoplasmosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Oral histoplasmosis associated with HIV infection: a comparative study.
Hernandez SL, Lopez De Blanc SA 
 
J Oral Pathol Med.
2004 Sep;33(8):445-50.
Abstract

Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Thoracoscopic pneumonectomy in management of histoplasmosis and fibrosing mediastinitis.
Kara HV, Javidfar J, Hirji SA, et al
Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct;98(4):e95-6.
Abstract

Surgical management of pulmonary and mediastinal sequelae of histoplasmosis: a challenging spectrum.
Hammoud ZT, Rose AS, Hage CA, et al
Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Aug;88(2):399-403
Abstract

Redefining the clinical spectrum of chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis: a retrospective case
series of 46 patients.

Kennedy CC, Limper AH.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2007 Jul;86(4):252-8.

Abstract



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