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Synonyms North American histoplasmosis. Contrast with African histoplasmosis due to Histoplasma duboisii Definition Histoplasmosis refers to the condition caused by the infection with the dimorphic endemic fungi N/A(L):Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum. This anamorphic fungus has a known sexual teleomorph that carries the name Ajellomyces capsulatus. The majority of acute cases of infection with this fungus follow a subclinical and benign course in normal hosts [2412]. However, a disseminated and potentially fatal picture is seen among immunosuppressed individuals, children less than 2 years old, elderly persons, and people exposed to very large inoculum [872]. Since the advent of the HIV epidemic, […]