Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient - utility of skin scrape cytology in diagnosis: a case report

Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent patient - utility of skin scrape cytology in diagnosis: a case report

Abstract Background Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus predominately found in soils enriched with bird and bat excreta. Although several cases of histoplasmosis have been reported in India, diagnosis using cytology has been done in very few cases. Case presentation We report here a case of...

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Main Authors: Tummidi Santosh, Kanchan Kothari, Shruti S. Singhal, Vyoma V. Shah, Roshni Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Histoplasmosis
Dimorphic fungus
Scrape cytology
Bird droppings
Disseminated
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1543-5

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