title: African oral histoplasmosis mimicking lip carcinoma: case report.
abstract: A case of localised African histoplasmosis with an unusual presentation in a 56 year old Nigerian farmer is reported. The lesion presented as an ulcer clinically mimicking squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip. An incisional biopsy and culture studies confirmed African histoplasmosis and the ulcer healed spontaneously without treatment. This case is reported to highlight the unusual location and clinical course of African histoplasmosis.
authors.affiliation: Oral/Maxillofacial Unit, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Olasoji
authors.forename: U H
authors.initials: UH
authors.lastname: Pindiga
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Adeosun
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous