title: Importance of multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis of histoplasmosis.
abstract: A patient with systemic involvement, initially treated as tuberculosis, is presented in this report. There were only two painful subcutaneous nodules, from which we arrived at the correct diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was attended by several experts in the fields of infectious diseases, nephrology and internal medicine, but the diagnosis was only possible after dermatological examination and skin biopsy. This case values multidisciplinary interaction between dermatologists and other medical areas for diagnosis of cases with atypical manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Maringá (PR), Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia Botini de
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (Unoeste) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (Unoeste) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Luiz de Arruda
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mattos
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001706:Biopsy; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000382:microbiology*