Histoplasma Meningitis
Authors: BAYARD S. TYNES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 November 1963Histoplasma MeningitisBAYARD S. TYNES, M.D., JAMES C. CRUTCHER, M.D., JOHN P. UTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.BAYARD S. TYNES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES C. CRUTCHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN P. UTZ, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-5-615 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough histoplasmosis is a common infection in many geographical areas, meningitis as a clinical manifestation of disease has been reported rarely and proved antemortem only in children (1-4).The present study of 5 adults represents a beginning attempt to define the laboratory, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of histoplasma meningitis.The diagnosis is based on the isolation in culture of Histoplasma capsulatum from the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 4 patients, from the sputum of the fifth, and on the presence in all patients of a lymphocytic meningitis with elevated CSF pressure, cell count, and protein concentration.CASE DESCRIPTIONSPATIENT F. T....References1. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bethesda, MarylandFrom the Infectious Disease Service, Laboratory of Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda 14, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John P. Utz, M.D., 2608 10th Avenue, South, Birmingham 5, Alabama. 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COOPERBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., JACK SCHWARTZ, M.D. 1 November 1963Volume 59, Issue 5_Part_1Page: 615-621KeywordsClinical laboratoriesColony stimulating factorHistoplasma capsulatumHistoplasmosisInfectious diseasesMeningitisProteinsResearch laboratoriesSputumThorax Issue Published: 1 November 1963 PDF DownloadLoading ...