A case of laryngeal histoplasmosis mimicking carcinoma with a review of the literature.
Histoplasma capsulatum is endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi River valley regions of the United States. Infection with this fungus produces a broad range of clinical and pathologic manifestations. We report a case of laryngeal histoplasmosis, mimicking carcinoma, presenting as a manifestation of chronic disseminated histoplasmosis.
Mave
Vidya
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Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Mushatt
David
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D002277:Carcinoma; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed