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Case Studies1 May 1963Acute Pericarditis due to Histoplasma CapsulatumMARSHALL M. KAPLAN, M.D., LOUIS M. SHERWOOD, M.D.MARSHALL M. KAPLAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LOUIS M. SHERWOOD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-5-862 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSkin sensitivity to Histoplasma capsulatum in patients with pericardial calcification was first reported in 1955 by Billings and Couch (1). They described 2 patients with pericardial calcifications, positive histoplasmin skin tests, and negative reactions to tuberculin. Neither patient had a past medical history suggestive of acute pericarditis, and the presumptive diagnosis was chronic calcific pericarditis secondary to histoplasmosis. Several similar patients (2-7) have since been reported, and in some (4-7) there was clinical evidence that the pericarditis was constrictive in nature.Acute pericarditis attributed toH. capsulatumhas been adequately documented in only 7 patients. In 1958, Heiner (8) reported...
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