A Large Urban Outbreak of Histoplasmosis: Clinical Features
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 94 (3) , 331-337
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-3-331
Abstract
An outbreak of histoplasmosis estimated to involve more than 100,000 residents in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, occurred between Sept. 1978-Aug. 1979. In the 435 cases evaluated, 52% of the patients were 15-34 yr old and 63% were black. Fifteen patients died, and 46 had progressive disseminated infection. Twenty-four patients had pericarditis and 26 had rheumatologic syndromes. Unusual manifestations that occurred in 18 patients included esophageal and vocal cord ulcers, parotitis, adrenal insufficiency, uveitis, fibrosing mediastinitis, interstitial nephritis, intestinal lymphangiectasia and epididymitis. The highest attack rate was in the central part of the city, which is a densely populated, disproportionately black section. The source of the outbreak was not proved by positive culture results; 2 sites were suspected on an epidemiologic basis.Keywords
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