Open AccessCutaneous histoplasmosis: An unusual presentation with nasal obstruction
Author(s) -
Surabhi Sinha,
Diksha Agrawal,
Kabir Sardana,
Purnima Malhotra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian dermatology online journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-5673
pISSN - 2229-5178
DOI - 10.4103/idoj.idoj_422_19
Subject(s) - medicine , histoplasmosis , itraconazole , amphotericin b , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antifungal , surgery , immunology
Histoplasmosis is a systemic fungal disease that may be presented with a variety of clinical manifestations, usually as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals. We present an HIV seropositive patient with a large fleshy growth causing left-sided nasal obstruction, as an unusual presentation. The lesions shrunk dramatically and almost completely on intravenous amphotericin-B lipid complex (ABLC) given for 2 weeks followed by long-term oral itraconazole.