01466nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001653005200042100001500094700001500109245011700124856016100241490000700402520092300409       2012                            d10aCutaneous histoplasmosis; Immune reconstitution1 aKiprono SK1 aMasenga JE00aImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome: Cutaneous and Bone Histoplasmosis Mimicking Leprosy after Treatment  uhttp://omicsonline.org/immune-reconstitution-inflammatory-syndrome-cutaneous-and-bone-histoplasmosis-mimicking-leprosy-after-treatment-2155-9554.1000145.pdf0 v033 a<p>Histoplasmosis is caused by <em>Histoplasma capsulatum</em>. It is a</p>

<p>mycosis endemic to certain areas of America, Africa and Asia [1].</p>

<p><em>Histoplasma capsulatum var duboisii </em>is the species that causes African</p>

<p>histoplasmosis, which is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated</p>

<p>that 95% of <em>Histoplasma capsulatum </em>infections are asymptomatic [2]</p>

<p>and those that are symptomatic present with non-specific clinical</p>

<p>features [2]. <em>Histoplasma capsulatum </em>has emerged as an important</p>

<p>opportunistic infection among Human Immunodeficiency Virus</p>

<p>(HIV) infected patients in endemic areas. Wheat et al. [3] reported that,</p>

<p>there was a rising incidence of disseminated histoplasmosis among</p>

<p>AIDS patients in endemic areas after a 5-year follow-up.</p>

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