title: Tongue histoplasmosis mimicking malignancy.
abstract: A 42 year old male presented with progressive difficulty in swallowing for the past 6 months. Oral examination revealed ulcer on right dorsum of tongue, which was mistaken for malignancy. Histopathology of incision biopsy specimen diagnosed it as histoplasmosis. The patient was put on oral itraconazole therapy and responded well to the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology, PT. BDS, PGIMS, Rohtak, India.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Raman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wadhera
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalrat
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole