Chest 166; Histoplasmosis
The chest X-ray in this picture came from an older man who was infected with a tiny yeast-like organism called Histoplasma. It is common in the environment and found in soil, bird, and bat guano. People exposed to bat colonies are susceptible to the condition, when they breathe in the spores in the air. The condition is usually acute, but self limiting and 90% have no signs of illness at all. A few develop a mild chest infection. Rarely, as in this case man who was immune suppressed, the organism can spread into the tissues and pre-existing lung disease such as tuberculosis is another predisposing factor. The organism is found world wide and cases of histoplasmosis have been seen in Australia.
I used images of coloured leaves, soil, and the splattered mud on the side of a motor vehicle to enhance this image.
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Thankyou for your comment. Nick Vesey is a very talented artist, you wee so lucky to have him visit you. I wish he would come to visit us in Australia. Best wishes.
after the earthquake, about 50 bats moved into my ‘abandoned’ house.. creepy, as i’ve been bitten in the past in three different countries…. i always think of histoplasmosis when pondering ‘how do i deal with this?’
am in panama today, my last day of a sort vacation.. heading to ecuador in three hours…
Hi, Lisa hope you enjoyed the holiday! When clearing bat or bird poo, probably a good idea to wear a dust mask. As I write I can hear our resident python in the ceiling trying to slough his/her skin. We don’t have bats.
hey.. yes, i once had a boa as a roommate and there were zero bats.. i was gone for almost a year, and the owners of the house found a snake skin on the bed – enough for them to move the snake back outside.. i was pretty happy with the previous arrangement as i had ‘told’ the snake, ‘you stay up at roof level and i’ll stay down here, and we’ll be fine..’
after the snake was moved, the bats tried returning… drats…
this time i’m not bothering with cleaning anything, just tip-toe past teh guardians, get my things and leave again.. little by little i’m moving out… i suspect the house will be in the river by this time next year…
good news is there’s a really great new place to call home…..
thanks for your feedback re: the mask, and i have one in case of volcano problems….
What will happen to the flying carpet?
moving on is sometimes bitter sweet.. most of the carpet will remain – perhaps for archaeologists to uncover at some strange hour in the future… i have with me, however, some parts of it to use in a patchwork quilt!!!!
the floor, btw, did not have one single crack after the earthquake!
Beautiful work! Thanks for your comment on my own blog about the enso. Just to let you know that my wordpress blog has now closed down and I’ve moved here https://www.artofmindfulness.org.uk/wendy-ann-greenhalgh-blog/ – please do follow for more drawing projects. I”m planning a mindful drawing month in January. We share our mindful process in this Facebook Group too https://www.facebook.com/groups/stoplookbreathecreate Go well 🙂
Lovely piece!
You have. A python in your ceiling? Can I play with him? 😻😀
Thankyou! We do have a python. He or she shuffles around from time to time, especially when it’s time to slough her skin. Our electrician is terrified of snakes and hates going into the roof, it makes me chuckle. anything edible that gets in there is swiftly dealt with though, so we don’t have rats.