Pathophysiology and clinical outcomes of pancytopenia in disseminated histoplasmosis: a scoping review
Purpose: Pancytopenia in the setting of disseminated histoplasmosis is sparsely described in the literature. We investigated the underlying mechanisms of pancytopenia in disseminated histoplasmosis and highlighted clinical outcomes. Methods: We conducted a scoping review of cases and series on disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with pancytopenia published between 2001 and 2024. PubMed database was used for the search. The search terms were (disseminated histoplasmosis) AND (pancytopenia OR haemophagocytic syndrome OR lymphohistiocytosis). Results: We identified...