CH. 21 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT

On BHI agar at 37°C, a wrinkled, waxy and heaped colony develops, which is composed of yeast cells resembling those seen in lesions. Histoplasmosis is an acute or chronic, usually benign and self-limited infection of the lungs or any tissues of the reticuloendothelial system. Residual calcifications may remain after active lesions have resolved. ................
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