title: Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient Diagnosed on Bone Marrow Aspirate - A Rare Presentation from a Non-Endemic Area.
abstract: Histoplasmosis causing systemic fungal infection is commonly seen in endemic areas. In India, disease prevalence is more in eastern part of the country and there have been very few reports from southern part of India. The occurrence of disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent individual is rare. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual with no underlying risk factors. The disease was not suspected clinically and was diagnosed by bone marrow aspirate incidentally.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate, Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Nidhya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Reetika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Manjiri Dilip
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Phansalkar
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Pondicherry, India .
authors.forename: Renug'Boy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Varghese
keywords: Bone marrow aspirate; Histoplasma capsulatum; Immunocompetent, Incidental finding
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