Open AccessOral histoplasmosis
Author(s) -
Karthikeya Patil,
VG Mahima,
PrathibhaR.M Rani
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.60230
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , immunosuppression , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , disease , histoplasma capsulatum , aids related opportunistic infections , immunology , pathology , sida , viral disease
Histoplasmosis is a systemic fungal disease that takes various clinical forms, among which oral lesions are rare. The disseminated form of the disease that usually occurs in association with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the AIDS-defining diseases. Isolated oral histoplasmosis, without systemic involvement, with underlying immunosuppression due to AIDS is very rare. We report one such case of isolated oral histoplasmosis in a HIV-infected patient.