Histoplasma capsulatum is the cause of wide spectrum of diseases world over. It is mostly reported from great river valleys of United States of America and Gangetic plains of West Bengal. Histoplasmin skin sensitivity and isolation of H. capsulatum from West Bengal proved its endemicity in India. Proper screening of diseases resistant to usual treatments and histoplasmin skin sensitivity tests else where in India may answer the riddles of the mystery of histoplasmosis.
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Dear Anisetti,.
Yes, there are indeed quite some, e.g.
Gopalakrishnan R et al. Histoplasmosis in India. J Assoc Phys India 2012;60:25-8
Kathuria S et al. In vitro antifungal susceptibility profile and correlation of mycelial and yeast forms of molecularly characterized Histoplasma capsulatum strains from India.Antimicrob Agents 2014;5613-6. Doi 10.1128/AAC.02973-14
Deodhar D et al. Disseminated histoplasmosis: a comparative study of the clinical features and outcome among immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Nat Med India 2013;4:214
Vidyanath S Jet al. Disseminated histoplasmois with oral and cutaneous manifstations. Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013 Jan;17(1):139-42. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.110722
And these should have many further references, I fathom.
God luck for your research
Sibylle
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