Research Article
The Use of Endobronchial Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Subacute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Table 2
Diagnostic results.
| Case number | Lymph node size | Stations sampled | Cultures | Infectious serologies | Histoplasmosis antigen | Cytology findings |
| 1 | 35 mm | 7 | Negative | Acute 1 : 16 Convalescent 1 : 64 | Negative | Loosely organized granuloma with necrotic debris |
| 2 | 15 mm | 11 R | Negative | Acute 1 : 32 | Negative | Loosely organized granuloma with necrotic debris |
| 3 | 15 mm | 11 L | Negative | Acute 1 : 128 | Positive urine Positive serum | Loosely organized granuloma with necrotic debris |
| 4 | 25 mm | 10 L | Negative | Acute 1 : 32 | Positive urine | Nondiagnostic |
| 5 | 20 mm | 7 | Negative | Acute 1 : 8 Convalescent 1 : 64 | Negative | Nondiagnostic |
| 6 | 30 mm | 7 | Negative | Acute 1 : 16 | Negative | Loosely organized granuloma with necrotic debris |
| 7 | 23 mm | 11 L | Negative | Acute 1 : 16 Convalescent 1 : 512 | Negative | Loosely organized granuloma with necrotic debris |
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