Imported pulmonary histoplasmosis in three French cavers after a trip to Cuba

J Travel Med. 2012 Jan-Feb;19(1):64-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00581.x. Epub 2011 Dec 8.

Abstract

Pulmonary histoplasmosis is a rare disease in France, where all cases are imported. Diagnosis is difficult in nonendemic areas, often based on travel history and observation of epidemic in a group. We report three cases of pulmonary histoplasmosis that occurred in a group of 12 French cavers traveling to Cuba.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cuba
  • France
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel*