H. Capsulatum

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A parasitic fungus causing histoplasmosis in humans and other mammals.

Histoplasma capsulatum

Etymology: Gk, histos + plasma + L, capsula, little box

a dimorphic fungal organism that is a single budding yeast at body temperature and a mold at room temperature. It is the causative organism in histoplasmosis, common in the Mississippi River Valley. The fungus, spread by airborne spores from soil contaminated with excreta from birds or infected bats, acts as a parasite on the cells of the reticuloendothelial system. See also histoplasmosis.

Histoplasma

a genus of fungi belonging to the phylum Ascomycota.

Histoplasma capsulatum

a species of pathogenic fungi that cause histoplasmosis. The fungi appear in tissues as small, single oval bodies.

Histoplasma capsulatum var. farciminosum

phylogenically diverse fungi within the species H. capsulatum. Called also H. farciminosum. Causes epizootic lymphangitis of horses.

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amylase test ankylosing spondylitis bleeding time test Darling's disease epizootic fungal pneumonia fungus Histoplasma histoplasmin histoplasmin test histoplasmoma histoplasmosis hypersensitivity pneumonitis keratoconjunctivitis keratoconjunctivitis sicca Knoop hardness test LE test pulp test serologic test	Bird or bat guano and rotting wood are classic reservoirs for H. Two outbreaks of occupationally acquired histoplasmosis: more than ... by Dworkin, Mark S. / Environmental Health Perspectives Patients receiving immunosuppressive agents are also predisposed to H. Indigenous case of disseminated histoplasmosis, Taiwan by Lin, Hsi-Hsun / Emerging Infectious Diseases Three additional patients described activities that could have exposed them to a high inoculum of H. Cerebral histoplasmosis in the azole era: report of four cases and ... by Bradsher, Robert W. / Southern Medical Journal	H deflection H disease H flu meningitis H flu vaccination H gene h II H pylori H Shaped Vertebra H&E H&H H&P H+ H+,K+-ATPase H- or U-shaped vertebra H-2 Blockers H-2 complex H-Bomb Sign H-graft anastomosis H-plasty H-type fistula H-V interval H-wave reflex H-Y antigen H-Y factor h. H. Capsulatum h.d. h.s h.s. H2-receptor H2O2 H4folate HA HA-1A HA1 virus HA2 virus HAAg Haalstra's method haarscheibe tumor haarscheiben HAART Haas method HABA habeas corpus habena habenula Habermann's disease habilitation habit habit spasm habit tic	H-SWRI H-T4 H-type fistula H-V H-V interval H-wave reflex H-Weaned Pig Intestinal Loops H-WRBI H-Y antigen H-Y antigen H-Y antigen H-Y factor H-Y Regulator h. h. h. & c. H. A. Bethe H. A. R. Gibb H. A. Wallon H. antecessor H. Balzac H. Beecher Stowe H. Beecher Stowe H. Bergson H. Bergson H. Bohr H. C. Andersen H. C. Andersen H. C. Carey H. C. Hansen H. Capsulatum H. Cecil Booth H. Cecil Booth H. Consejo General Universitario H. Cramér H. D. H. D. H. D. Thoreau H. D. Thoreau H. E. Bates H. e. meganthropus H. erectus H. erectus H. ergaster H. F. Osborn H. floresiensis H. Fuseli H. G. Welles H. G. Wells H. G. Wells H. georgicus H. Gobind Khorana H. Granville Barker H. Granville Barker H. Granville-Barker H. Granville-Barker H. H. Gregg Appliances Inc. H. H. Kung H. H. Munro H. H. Munro H. H. Munro

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Bird or bat guano and rotting wood are classic reservoirs for H.

Two outbreaks of occupationally acquired histoplasmosis: more than ... by Dworkin, Mark S. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Patients receiving immunosuppressive agents are also predisposed to H.

Indigenous case of disseminated histoplasmosis, Taiwan by Lin, Hsi-Hsun / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Three additional patients described activities that could have exposed them to a high inoculum of H.

Cerebral histoplasmosis in the azole era: report of four cases and ... by Bradsher, Robert W. / Southern Medical Journal

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