Oral histoplasmosis

Oral histoplasmosis

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, withou...

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Main Authors: Patil Karthikeya, Mahima V, Prathibha Rani R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Subjects:
Oral histoplasmosis
oral ulcer
AIDS
Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2009;volume=13;issue=3;spage=157;epage=159;aulast=Patil
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spelling doaj-15fbec73e3454b9b99ad9fd73a58f08a2020-11-24T23:24:41ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology0972-124X0975-15802009-01-01133157159Oral histoplasmosisPatil KarthikeyaMahima VPrathibha Rani RHistoplasmosis 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. http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2009;volume=13;issue=3;spage=157;epage=159;aulast=PatilOral histoplasmosisoral ulcerAIDS
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author Patil Karthikeya
Mahima V
Prathibha Rani R
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Mahima V
Prathibha Rani R
Oral histoplasmosis
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
Oral histoplasmosis
oral ulcer
AIDS
author_facet Patil Karthikeya
Mahima V
Prathibha Rani R
author_sort Patil Karthikeya
title Oral histoplasmosis
title_short Oral histoplasmosis
title_full Oral histoplasmosis
title_fullStr Oral histoplasmosis
title_full_unstemmed Oral histoplasmosis
title_sort oral histoplasmosis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
issn 0972-124X
0975-1580
publishDate 2009-01-01
description 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.
topic Oral histoplasmosis
oral ulcer
AIDS
url http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2009;volume=13;issue=3;spage=157;epage=159;aulast=Patil
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