Lingual ulceration in disseminated histoplasmosis.
Histoplasmosis is a rare systemic fungal infection commonly presenting as mucosal ulceration of the oral cavity. It has been increasingly reported in India as disseminated disease with lesions in the oral cavity as a consequence of rapid spread of HIV infection. The authors report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with oral manifestation in a 40-year-old male patient.
Guttal
Kruthika S
KS
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SDM College of Dental Sciences in Karnataka, India. drkruthika@yahoo.co.in
Naikmasur
Venkatesh G
VG
Bathi
Renuka J
RJ
Rao
Ravikala
R
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*