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Disseminated histoplasmosis from western Mexico-rethinking our geographic distribution of endemic fungal species: a case report and review of literature.

J Med Case Rep

November 2024

Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of California Irvine Department of Pediatrics, Irvine, CA, USA.

Background: Histoplasma is a fungal pathogen found in many parts of the world. In North America, its distribution is traditionally thought to be endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys. Development of histoplasmosis after Histoplasma exposure is related to degree of inoculum exposure and susceptibility, for example, immunocompromised status.

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