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While disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) is typically associated with immunocompromised individuals, rare cases have been reported in immunocompetent hosts following high-risk environmental exposures, particularly in high-risk occupational settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We report a case of a 22-year-old immunocompetent male employee of a municipal water department in Texas who presented with fever, pleuritic chest pain, and progressive dyspnea. Initial workup suggested pneumonia, but lack of response to empiric antibiotics and evolving bilateral pulmonary infiltrates prompted further evaluation. A detailed exposure history revealed recent occupational exposure involving disruption of soil and debris in an area with stagnant water in an abandoned warehouse. Subsequent testing confirmed the diagnosis of histoplasmosis with positive urine antigen, elevated serum\n                      <jats:italic>Histoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n                      titers, and lymph node biopsy demonstrating granulomatous inflammation with yeast forms consistent with\n                      <jats:italic>Histoplasma<\/jats:italic>\n                      outside the lung parenchyma, raising concerns for disseminated disease. This patient was also incidentally found to have positive serum\n                      <jats:italic>Rickettsia typhi<\/jats:italic>\n                      antibodies. He was treated with oral itraconazole and demonstrated clinical improvement.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both pulmonary and disseminated histoplasmosis should be included in the differential diagnosis for febrile respiratory illness in individuals with high-risk occupations regardless of immune status, including in regions not classically considered endemic. 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