1. Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Oral Manifestation in an Immunocompetent Patient
- Author
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Aishwarya Chatterjee, Meetu Mathur, Setu Mathur, Manoj K. Agarwal, Subrata Banerjee, R. Mallikarjun, and Debopriya Chatterjee
- Subjects
0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,030106 microbiology ,Case Report ,RK1-715 ,030206 dentistry ,medicine.disease ,Dermatology ,Trunk ,Histoplasmosis ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Disseminated histoplasmosis ,Dentistry ,Female patient ,Biopsy ,medicine ,Histopathology ,business ,General Dentistry - Abstract
A case of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) in a 60-year-old female patient is reported from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The patient presented with multiple papules on the skin surrounding the lips, face, torso, trunk, and back. She also complained of growth in the palate. Histoplasmosis was confirmed by biopsy and histopathology of skin and palatal lesions. This case report highlights the presenting features and occurrence of histoplasmosis in nonendemic region in India.
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- 2017