1. Crohn's disease or histoplasmosis? A case of severe disseminated histoplasmosis mimicking Crohn's disease and literature review
- Author
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Ahmed Ahmed, Nora Homsi, and Rajendra Kapila
- Subjects
0301 basic medicine ,Gastrointestinal bleeding ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030106 microbiology ,030231 tropical medicine ,Case Report ,Microbiology ,Inflammatory bowel disease ,Histoplasmosis ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Disseminated histoplasmosis ,medicine ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Crohn's disease ,lcsh:R5-920 ,business.industry ,Immunosuppression ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,digestive system diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,Liposomal amphotericin ,business ,lcsh:Medicine (General) ,After treatment - Abstract
Disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) often mimics other diseases, leading to misdiagnosis and delays in treatment. We present a patient who developed DH after treatment with immunosuppressants for an initial diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Upon diagnosing her with DH, liposomal amphotericin B was started, and she eventually recovered after a prolonged hospitalization. Intrabdominal histoplasmosis has many similarities with IBD. Treatment with immunosuppressants in undiagnosed histoplasmosis can lead to dissemination with potentially catastrophic results.
- Published
- 2020