Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report
<p>We present a patient with an oral mucosal ulcer who was diagnosed with disseminated histoplasmosis. This fungal infection is endemic in the United States, and thus may be not considered in the differential diagnosis of oral ulcers in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, it may mimic many common diseases...
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| author | M. N. Jayawardena K. Siriwardane P. Jayasooriya S. Sigera P. Jayasekera |
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| description | <p>We present a patient with an oral mucosal ulcer who was diagnosed with disseminated histoplasmosis. This fungal infection is endemic in the United States, and thus may be not considered in the differential diagnosis of oral ulcers in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, it may mimic many common diseases found in Sri Lanka. It is therefore important to be aware of this entity, since it is potentially curable if diagnosed and treated early.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-080fbbb3405f47fd9a9bfc405f33104e2022-12-22T03:36:10ZengSri Lankan Society for MicrobiologySri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases2012-81692448-96542019-10-019215215510.4038/sljid.v9i2.82425820Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case ReportM. N. Jayawardena0K. Siriwardane1P. Jayasooriya2S. Sigera3P. Jayasekera4Medical Research Institute, Colombo 8Teaching Hospital, KegalleUniversity of PeradeniyaMedical Research InstituteMedical Research Institute<p>We present a patient with an oral mucosal ulcer who was diagnosed with disseminated histoplasmosis. This fungal infection is endemic in the United States, and thus may be not considered in the differential diagnosis of oral ulcers in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, it may mimic many common diseases found in Sri Lanka. It is therefore important to be aware of this entity, since it is potentially curable if diagnosed and treated early.</p>https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8242histoplasmosis, sri lanka, histoplasma capsulatum |
| spellingShingle | M. N. Jayawardena K. Siriwardane P. Jayasooriya S. Sigera P. Jayasekera Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases histoplasmosis, sri lanka, histoplasma capsulatum |
| title | Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report |
| title_full | Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report |
| title_short | Histoplasmosis in Sri Lanka - a masquerader in a strange land: A Case Report |
| title_sort | histoplasmosis in sri lanka a masquerader in a strange land a case report |
| topic | histoplasmosis, sri lanka, histoplasma capsulatum |
| url | https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/8242 |
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