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My doctor said i have fungus spots in my lungs but that it is common in iowa. i also have walking pneumonia. is this common?
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Histoplasma: Your doctor probably told you histoplasma infection that healed with calcification. That is quite common in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. See this site for more info. http://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/histoplasmosis/
Answered 7/2/2015
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