Open AccessAdrenal histoplasmosis: An unusual cause of adrenomegaly
Author(s) -
Sameer Vyas,
Naveen Kalra,
Partha Pratim Das,
Anupam Lal,
Radhika Srinivasan,
Anil Bhansali,
Niranjan Khandelwal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.78071
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , adrenal insufficiency , ultrasonography , disease , dermatology , pathology , radiology
Histoplasmosis is a geographically restricted form of fungal infection. Adrenal involvement is seen in disseminated disease but sometimes it may be the only site of demonstrable disease. Early diagnosis and treatment may save the patient from catastrophic adrenal insufficiency. We present two patients showing bilateral adrenomegaly on ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced CT, and was diagnosed to have histoplasmosis on fine-needle aspiration cytology.