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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2016; 22(15): 4027-4033
Published online Apr 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i15.4027
Published online Apr 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i15.4027
Intestinal histoplasmosis in immunocompetent adults
Lin-Lin Zhu, Jin Wang, Zi-Jing Wang, Yi-Ping Wang, Jin-Lin Yang, Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
Zi-Jing Wang, Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan
Author contributions: Yang JL and Wang YP designed the research; Zhu LL, Wang J and Wang ZJ performed the research and collected the clinical data; Zhu LL and Wang J analyzed the data; Zhu LL performed the follow-up and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: This research was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the West China Hospital of Sichuan University.
Informed consent statement: This is a retrospective study using routinely collected data, results did not have any impact on participants. Patients were not required to give informed consent for the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that can inappropriately influence our work. There is no professional or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service and/or company that could be construed as influencing the position presented in, or the review of, the manuscript entitled ”Intestinal histoplasmosis in immunocompetent adults”.
Data sharing statement: No additional unpublished data are available.
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Correspondence to: Jin-Lin Yang, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, West China hospital of Sichuan University, No.37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. mouse-577@163.com
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Received: November 8, 2015
Peer-review started: November 8, 2015
First decision: November 27, 2015
Revised: December 13, 2015
Accepted: January 9, 2016
Article in press: January 11, 2016
Published online: April 21, 2016
Peer-review started: November 8, 2015
First decision: November 27, 2015
Revised: December 13, 2015
Accepted: January 9, 2016
Article in press: January 11, 2016
Published online: April 21, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Intestinal histoplasmosis (IH) is an uncommon disease. It is more likely to be encountered in immunocompromised patients. No case series of IH in immunocompetent patients has been published so far. This retrospective study included 4 cases of immunocompetent adults with intestinal histoplasmosis and focused on presenting the endoscopic characteristics. It is necessary that gastroenterologists and endoscopists consider histoplasmosis as a differential diagnosis, even in immunocompetent patients.