title: Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Immunocompetent Host.
abstract: Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a devastating syndrome due to uninhibited immune activation. Disseminated histoplasmosis is a rare cause of HLH. There have been few case reports and series demonstrating a relation between the two disease entities in immunosuppressed hosts. HLH secondary to disseminated histoplasmosis is even rarer in an immunocompetant host. We report a rare case of HLH triggered by disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetant patient.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Amey Dilip
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sonavane
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Pratibha Balasaheb
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Sonawane
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Sachet Vijay
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Chandak
authors.affiliation: Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastroenterology, Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences , Mumbai, India .
authors.forename: Pravin M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rathi
keywords: Clinical infectious disease; Haemophagocytosis; Invasive fungal infections