title: Primary mucocutaneous histoplasmosis presents as oral ulcer  .
abstract: We are reporting a rare case of primary mucocutaneous histoplasmosis. A 47-year-old male with a part-time job of rearing pigeons presented with a non-healing oral ulcer with no associated systemic symptoms. Differential diagnosis of oral ulcerative lichen planus, squamous cell carcinoma and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis was considered. Histopathology showed multiple organisms with a peripheral halo, stained strongly with Gomori methenamine silver stain.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical College, Trivandrum, India. bijili@asianetindia.com
authors.forename: Chippi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vijayan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suprakasan
authors.forename: G Nanda
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Pradeep S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Sabeena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayapalan
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents