Syphilis of Fungal world: Novel Skin Manifestations of Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Host.

Autor: Anza, Khader, Mamatha, George, Sandhya, George, Uma, Rajan, Muhammed, Kunnummal
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Dermatology; Nov/Dec2012, Vol. 57 Issue 6, following p502-502, 3p, 5 Color Photographs, 3 Diagrams
Abstrakt: A case of chronic disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with unusual skin manifestations in an immunocompetent host is reported. Presence of cutaneous ulcers, linear erythematous plaques, skin coloured atrophic plaques and recurrent self-limiting oral ulcers in a single patient has not been documented in literature so far. Diagnosis was established by identifying small intracellular yeast-like cells of Histoplasma in tissue smear and skin biopsy. Leishman stained tissue smear proves to be an easy and simple procedure for diagnosis of histoplasmosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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