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

Autor:	Vyoma Shah, T Santosh, Roshni Patil, Shruti S. Singhal, Kanchan Kothari
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Histoplasma lcsh:Medicine Bird droppings Case Report Histoplasma capsulatum Histoplasmosis 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Disseminated histoplasmosis Cytology Early Medical Intervention Intraoperative cytology Medicine Humans Favorable outcome Skin Dimorphic fungus biology business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Early Diagnosis 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Scrape cytology business Disseminated
Zdroj:	Journal of Medical Case Reports Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2018)
ISSN:	1752-1947
Popis:	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 disseminated histoplasmosis in a 46-year-old Indian man. Conclusion Skin scrape cytology is a simple, safe, and rapid technique to establish the initial diagnosis, thus promoting early treatment and favorable outcome, in cutaneous fungal infections.
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