An outbreak of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis after exposure to guano in a hollow tree in Ecuador
This cluster of histoplasmosis cases highlights the clinical variability associated with this fungal infection. The development of pulmonary cavitation during the acute phase of the disease is an infrequent finding that poses additional clinical challenges and suggests the requirement of rigorous follow-up in individuals with acute histoplasmosis returning from the Amazon region.
Authors
- Spinello Antinori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-9407)
- L. Joseph Wheat
- Maria Mazzitelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0263-0703)
- Anna Grancini
- Marco Schiuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6539-1039)
- Sara Lo Menzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-6564)
- Giacomo Casalini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-5361)
- Samuele Gardin
- Anna Maria Cattelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2869-2945)
- Alessandro Torre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9430-4448)
- Monica Brundu
- Cristina Gervasoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4922-6495)
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- Luigi Sacco Hospital (IT)
- Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova (IT)
- CS Diagnostics (DE)
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102902
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35