Acute Pericarditis due to Histoplasma Capsulatum
Authors: MARSHALL M. KAPLAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Case Studies1 May 1963Acute Pericarditis due to Histoplasma CapsulatumMARSHALL M. KAPLAN, M.D., LOUIS M. SHERWOOD, M.D.MARSHALL M. KAPLAN, M.D., LOUIS M. SHERWOOD, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-5-862 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSkin sensitivity to Histoplasma capsulatum in patients with pericardial calcification was first reported in 1955 by Billings and Couch (1). They described 2 patients with pericardial calcifications, positive histoplasmin skin tests, and negative reactions to tuberculin. Neither patient had a past medical history suggestive of acute pericarditis, and the presumptive diagnosis was chronic calcific pericarditis secondary to histoplasmosis. Several similar patients (2-7) have since been reported, and in some (4-7) there was clinical evidence that the pericarditis was constrictive in nature.Acute pericarditis attributed toH. capsulatumhas been adequately documented in only 7 patients. In 1958, Heiner (8) reported...References1. BILLINGSCOUCH FTOA: Pericardial calcification and histoplasmin sensitivity. Ann. Intern. Med. 42: 654, 1955. LinkGoogle Scholar2. HURWITZPASTOR JKBH: Pericardial calcification associated with histoplasmosis. New Engl. J. Med. 250: 543, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LAMB LE: Electrocardiographic findings of pericarditis and histoplasmin sensitivity. Amer. Heart J. 53: 301, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. MCNERNEY JJ: Histoplasmin sensitivity associated with pericardial calcification. Amer. Heart J. 52: 609, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WOOLEYHOSIER CFDM: Constrictive pericarditis due to Histoplasma capsulatum. New Engl. J. Med. 264: 1230, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, New YorkFrom the Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Presbyterian Hospital, New York 32, New York.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Louis M. Sherwood, M.D., Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 620 West 168th Street, New York 32, New York. 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