A Rare Case of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Secondary to Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis

Authors

Kunal Grover, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Hadeel Zainah, Henry Ford Health
Shubhita Bhatnagar, Henry Ford Health
Tricia Stein, Henry Ford HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Grover K, Zainah H, Bhatnagar S, and Stein T. A rare case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage secondary to acute pulmonary histoplasmosis. Case Rep Infect Dis 2015; 2015:821749.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Case Rep Infect Dis

Abstract

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare presentation of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis. While histoplasmosis has been reported to cause hemoptysis and alveolar hemorrhage in children, the English language literature lacks any adult case reports documenting this association. We report a case of pulmonary histoplasmosis where the initial presentation was pneumonia with a subsequent diagnosis of DAH.

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PubMed ID

26435863

Volume

2015

First Page

821749