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Disseminated histoplasmosis with conjunctival involvement in an immunocompromised patient

Author(s) -

Anjith Vupputuri,

Arun Shirali,

Jyoti Kini,

Maria Kuruvila,

MVenkatraya Prabhu

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2589-0565

pISSN - 2589-0557

DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.68999

Subject(s) - medicine , histoplasmosis , nodule (geology) , histology , pathology , bone marrow , dermatology , paleontology , biology

We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a 37-year-old male acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient from south India. The patient presented with high-grade fever, cough, conjunctival nodule and papulonodular hyperpigmented skin lesions. Histology of skin lesions and conjunctival nodule showed numerous intracellular Periodic Acid Schiff-positive rounded yeast cells within macrophages. Bone marrow aspirate confirmed disseminated histoplasmosis. The patient showed dramatic response after starting treatment with Amphotercin B.

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