Robert Tilley

An Unusual Case of Histoplasma Empyema in an Immunocompromised Host and Literature Review

Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys that typically causes self-limited pulmonary disease in immunocompetent individuals. Immunocompromised patients, particularly those receiving TNF-α inhibitors, face substantially elevated risk for severe and disseminate...