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Mucocutaneous histoplasmosis in AIDS
Author(s) -
FILHO F.J. SOUZA,
LOPES M.,
ALMEIDA O.P.,
SCULLY C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb02681.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histoplasmosis , mucocutaneous zone , paronychia , dermatology , nose , mycosis , pathology , surgery , disease
Summary A 36‐year‐old man, who was an intravenous drug abuser, developed thoracic herpes zoster, paronychia, oral candidosis, necrotizing gingivitis and bilateral parotid salivary gland swelling. Granulomatous oral lesions and ulceration on the nose were shown to be due to disseminated histoplasmosis.