[Sacrum histoplasmosis 10 years after NHL of the sacrum: a case report].
The location of bone histoplasmosis is rare. It is a parasitic infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, affecting especially the immunocompromised. Diagnosis is difficult, requiring the use of mycological and histopathological studies. Through this observation, we report a rare sequence of the development of sacrum histoplasmosis in a patient treated 10 years ago for a malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the sacrum with complete remission. The clinical and radiological investigations suggested a lymphomatous relapse but the pathological study showed histoplasmosis. Antifungal treatment was started with an encouraging evolution.
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Service d'oncologie médicale, institut national d'oncologie, Rabat, Morocco. elmehditazi@yahoo.fr
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Serraj
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006658:Histoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013997:Time Factors