Histoplasmosis: clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on histoplasmosis: clinical features: Histoplasma abscesses These appear as miliary non-caseating granulomas or histoplasmoma They affect the brain or spinal cord They show ring-enhancement on imaging Other neurological features Systemic features Differential…
Histoplasma abscesses
- These appear as miliary non-caseating granulomas or histoplasmoma
- They affect the brain or spinal cord
- They show ring-enhancement on imaging
Other neurological features
Systemic features
Differential diagnosis
References
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