CRP and histoplasmosis: For example, as in histoplasmosis patients the alkaline phosphatase, Westergren sedimentation rate, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein (CRP), ferritin expression, and fungal (1–3)-β-Dglucan are all elevated [6, 7], However, none of them shows specificity in the diagnosis of acute histoplasmosis.