title: Mucocutaneous histoplasmosis in HIV with an atypical ecthyma like presentation.
abstract: Pulmonary and disseminated forms of histoplasmosis are very common in AIDS, but primary cutaneous histoplasmosis is rare. We report a case of primary mucocutaneous histoplasmosis in the setting of HIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Skin and STD, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India. vandanamht@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Balachandran
authors.forename: Puja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monga
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000175:diagnosis; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D015725:Fluconazole