Unusual orofacial manifestations of histoplasmosis in renal transplanted patient.
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by the Histoplasma capsulatum. Mucosal manifestations are uncommon, but, when present, they are usually associated with pulmonary or chronic disseminated infection. The course of the disease is often related to the host immune response. The purpose of this article is to describe the clinical and microscopic findings of unusual involvement of nasal cartilage and septal destruction, and oral lesions of histoplasmosis in an immunosuppressed patient who presented an unusual form of the disease.
Department of Morphology, Stomatology and Physiology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Carolina F
AC
Motta
Rodrigo
R
Galo
Alan Grupioni
AG
Lourenço
Marilena C
MC
Komesu
Darlene
D
Arruda
Fabiana Guerra
FG
Velasco
Beatriz C
BC
Garcia
Norma T
NT
Foss
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000254:growth & development*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents