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Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immuno‐competent young male: Role of bone marrow examination in rapid diagnosis
Author(s) -
Shaikh Muhammad Shariq,
Majeed Memon Ayesha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23834
Subject(s) - medicine , histoplasmosis , bone marrow , pathology , bone marrow examination , immunology , dermatology
Fungal infections are usually seen in elderly or immuno‐compromised individuals particularly with human immunodeficiency virus infection. In immuno‐competent individuals, they seldom present with overt clinical symptoms. In such cases diagnosis is made by combination of tests along with direct microscopic visualization of the organism. We present a case of immuno‐competent individual who presented with unexplained fever and found to have Histoplasma capsulatum infection on bone marrow examination.