Histoplasmosis: special attention to Cuevas de Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Carvajal Zamora, J.R.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 66(12): 250-255
1974
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 4532590 Document Number: 701140
Histoplasma capsulatum, widespread and endemic in some areas of Puerto Rico, was isolated from the soil in many places, particularly the caves of Aguas Buenas. Acute, disseminated and chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis have been reported.
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