Concurrent Human and Canine Histoplasmosis from Cutting Decayed Wood
Authors: Scott F. Davies
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Brief Reports1 August 1990Concurrent Human and Canine Histoplasmosis from Cutting Decayed WoodScott F. Davies, MD, Robert L. Colbert, MDScott F. Davies, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Robert L. Colbert, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-3-252 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFew types of pneumonia infect humans and their pets at the same time. Blastomycosis may occur in hunters and their dogs when both are exposed to an infective site (1, 2). Focal infiltrates (even lobar) are most common, and a specific diagnosis of the canine pneumonia may provide a strong clue to the cause of the concurrent human illness. Dogs are also susceptible to histoplasmosis. Most sporadic canine infections are related to casual exposure, are minimally symptomatic, and are seldom linked temporally to human illness. We report highly symptomatic pulmonary histoplasmosis with diffuse infiltrates occurring simultaneously in a man and...References1. SarosiEckmanDaviesLaskey GMSW. Canine blastomycosis as a harbinger of human disease. Ann Intern Med. 1979; 91:733-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ArmstrongJenkinsKaufmanKerkeringRouseMiller CSLTBG. Common-source outbreak of blastomycosis in hunters and their dogs. J Infect Dis. 1987;155:568-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KleinmanLaCroixNelsonKrovetz HOCL. Histoplasmosis and histoplasmin sensitivity in Minnesota. Minn Med. 1963;46:341-53. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. TurnerSmithFurcolow CCM. Frequency of isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum and Blastomyces dermatitidis from dogs in Kentucky. Am J Vet Res. 1972;11:137-41. Google Scholar5. Rhoades J. Canine histoplasmosis. 1. Clinical histoplasmosis. Am J Public Health. 1972;62:1512-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. WardWeeksAllen JMD. Acute histoplasmosis: clinical, epidemiologic and serologic findings of an outbreak associated with exposure to a fallen tree. Am J Med. 1979;66:587-95. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. KleinVergerontWeeks BJR. Isolation of Blastomyces dermatitidis in soil associated with a large outbreak of blastomycosis in Wisconsin. N Engl J Med. 1986;314:529-34. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. PladsonStilesKuritsky TMJ. Pulmonary histoplasmosis. A possible risk in people who cut decayed wood. Chest. 1984;86: 435-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. CullenHazenScholdager JER. Two cases of histoplasmosis acquired in felling a decayed tree in the Mohawk Valley. NY State J Med. 1956;56:3507-10. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. Mack J. The isolation of Histoplasma capsulatum from a hollow tree. J Pediatr. 1954;44:46-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. For current author addresses, see end of text. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByInvasive fungal rhinitis with adnexal involvement caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in a cat from a non-enzootic locationWhat Is a Host? Attributes of Individual SusceptibilityHistoplasmosis in AnimalsExtradural spinal cord lesion in a dog: First case study of canine neurological histoplasmosis in ItalyHistoplasmosisHistoplasmosis in Dogs and CatsTwo Outbreaks of Occupationally Acquired Histoplasmosis: More than Workers at RiskHistoplasmosis Infection in Two Cats From CaliforniaOutbreak of histoplasmosis among employees in a paper factory--Michigan, 1993Disseminated histoplasmosis in a badger (Meles meles) in Denmark 1 August 1990Volume 113, Issue 3Page: 252-253KeywordsBlastomycosisHistoplasmosisPneumonia Issue Published: 1 August 1990 PDF DownloadLoading ...