A case of histoplasmosis mimicking tuberculosis.
Drug resistance to Tuberculosis is an emerging problem but proper exhaustive workup needs to be done before confirming the diagnosis. The case of a 5 year old male child who presented with low grade fever and lymphadenopathy and was being treated with anti TB drugs with no satisfactory response is presented. A detail workup including a biopsy gave the diagnosis of histoplasmosis.
Qureshi
Asim
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Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Hospital, Karachi.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology