title: Solitary parietal lobe histoplasmoma mimicking a brain tumor.
abstract: We describe a rare case of Histoplasma infection, which manifested only as a brain histoplasmoma, in a previously healthy woman who had no underlying predisposing conditions. Only a few cases of such intracranial histoplasmomas have been reported but this entity can mimic a brain neoplasm and should be a diagnostic consideration during the evaluation of ring-enhancing brain lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School, 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Niki I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Paphitou
authors.forename: Ben J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole