title: Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual--a case report.
abstract: We report a rare case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a immunocompetent young adult person involving bone marrow, liver, spleen and oral cavity. He presented with oral ulcers, weight loss and pancytopenia. His bone marrow aspiration examination revealed Histoplasma capsulatum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP. ssharma101@sify.com
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Niraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Parasar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Amita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000382:microbiology; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010198:Pancytopenia; D013154:Spleen / Q000382:microbiology