Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual presenting as oropharyngeal mass
| Autor: | Menka Kapil, Anurag Govil, Rateesh Sareen, GN Gupta |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry 030206 dentistry Malignancy medicine.disease Dermatology Histoplasmosis Surgery 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Disseminated histoplasmosis Male patient Rare case Medicine Differential diagnosis Presentation (obstetrics) Oral ulcers business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Oral Health Sciences. 7:48 |
| ISSN: | 2231-6027 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijohs.ijohs_6_17 |
| Popis: | We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a 70 year old immunocompetent male patient. Generally most of the cases of Histoplasmosis in India present with skin lesions and oral ulcers, mass lesions are uncommon presentation. The close masquerade with malignancy makes it an interesting rare case with lot of academic learning for considering Histoplasmosis as one of the differential diagnosis in oral mass lesions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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