Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual--a case report.
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.
Sharma
Seema
S
Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP. ssharma101@sify.com
Kumari
Niraj
N
Ghosh
Parasar
P
Aggarwal
Amita
A
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