"Thoracic (or pulmonary) histoplasmosis refers to pulmonary manifestations from infection with the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum which is an organism endemic to the Central American state of El Salvador but can be found widely in other parts of both North and South America. It can have variable clinical and radiographic presentations depending on the state of infection and other host co-morbidities."
"Some populations studies have shown that over 80% of young adults from endemic regions of North America have been previously infected by Histoplasma capsulatum 4."
Expected headings
"Acute histoplasmosis"
"fever, malaise, headache, myalgia, polyarthralgia and abdominal pain"