title: Variable clinical presentations of histoplasmosis: a report of six cases.
abstract: Histoplasma is a dimorphic fungus that primarily involves the lungs and the environmental reservoir is soil. It has emerged as an important opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised patients. Six cases of histoplasmosis with variable clinical presentations diagnosed either on cytology or histopathology are discussed - three were HIV-positive. The possibility of histoplasmosis should always be borne in mind, especially in immunocompromised patients, as it can have variable clinical presentations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt BD Sharma PostgraduateUniversity of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajneesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mathur
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006658:Histoplasma; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged