title: [Histoplasmosis of the oral cavity].
abstract: Here is presented a case of a patient with histoplasmosis in the oral cavity a rare disease in our country and whose diagnosis is based upon epidemiological history, serological tests, cultures and hystological study of lymphatic nodes and the hard plate of the palate. Here we will expound upon clinical, diagnostical and therapeutic aspects as applied to our patient.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Provincial Manuel Ascunce Doménech, Camagüey, Cuba.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pila Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pila Pelaez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Varona Ayala
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: León
mesh_terms: D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010159:Palate / Q000382:microbiology; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000382:microbiology
vernacular_title: Histoplasmosis de la cavidad bucal.