Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis mimicking abdominal tuberculosis.
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.
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Falguni
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Department of Medicine, T.N. Medical College and B.Y. L. Nair Ch. Hospital, A.L.Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400008.
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Khude
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Kamat
Reema
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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
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole