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African Histoplasmosis (Part 2)

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The Pathologic Anatomy of Mycoses

Part of the book series: Handbuch der Speziellen Pathologischen Anatomie und Histologie ((1692,volume 3 / 5))

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African histoplasmosis is caused by Histoplasma duboisii Vanbreuseghem and has, to date, been seen spontaneously only in men and baboons from equatorial Africa.

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Schwarz, J. (1971). African Histoplasmosis (Part 2). In: The Pathologic Anatomy of Mycoses. Handbuch der Speziellen Pathologischen Anatomie und Histologie, vol 3 / 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80570-7_6

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