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Concurrent Human and Canine Histoplasmosis from Cutting Decayed Wood
- Scott F. Davies, MD; and
- Robert L. Colbert, MD
Excerpt
Few 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
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Glenna Rowley, DVM, who treated the dog; and Cynthia Larson, MD, who treated the patient.
Article and Author Information
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From Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. For current author addresses, see end of text.
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Requests for Reprints: Scott F. Davies, MD, Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
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Current Author Addresses: Dr. Davies: Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Dr. Colbert: 710 East 24th Street, Suite 405, Minneapolis, MN 55405.
