Abstract
Histoplasma capsulatum has not typically been associated with sinusitis in either immunocompetent or immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of sinusitis caused by H. capsulatum in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and discuss the reported cases of this rare clinical manifestation of histoplasmosis in the medical literature.
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We thank CNPq for partial support of this study.
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Alves, M.D., Pinheiro, L., Manica, D. et al. Histoplasma capsulatum Sinusitis: Case Report and Review. Mycopathologia 171, 57–59 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-010-9345-y
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