title: Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis mimicking abdominal tuberculosis.
abstract: We report an elderly male who presented with history of chronic diarrhoea. The patient underwent colonoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen which strongly suggested tuberculosis; however histopathology showed presence of budding forms of Histoplasma capsulatum. The patient was started on oral itraconazole on which he improved remarkably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, T.N. Medical College and B.Y. L. Nair Ch. Hospital, A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008.
authors.forename: Falguni
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Londhe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khude
authors.forename: Reema
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandhya
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole