Description:
This article focuses on an 18-year-old female with a history
of a liver transplant secondary to biliary atresia, presenting with persistent
fever and abdominal pain. Bronchoscopy and bone marrow aspiration was
performed. Gram-stained smears of the bone marrow showed budding yeast. Learners are encouraged to read the case
study to determine the cause of the patient's symptoms.
Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on a case study outlining Histoplasma capsulatum
- Discuss the clinical presentation for H. capsulatum
- Discuss the laboratory identification for H. capsulatum
Author(s):
Guangio Luo, MD
Richard McMasters, MD
Barbara DeBurger, MT
MaryJo Gerrety, MT
Jenny Pfeffer, MT
Joel Mortensen, PhD
Launched: 2012