Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host
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 document...
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| author | Khader Anza George Mamatha George Sandhya Rajan Uma Kunnummal Muhammed |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b4ff00c6db24470a26a1a237034f3e62022-12-21T23:04:12ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36112012-01-0157650450410.4103/0019-5154.103089Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent hostKhader AnzaGeorge MamathaGeorge SandhyaRajan UmaKunnummal MuhammedA 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.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=6;spage=504;epage=504;aulast=AnzaHistoplasmosisitraconazoletissue smear |
| spellingShingle | Khader Anza George Mamatha George Sandhya Rajan Uma Kunnummal Muhammed Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host Indian Journal of Dermatology Histoplasmosis itraconazole tissue smear |
| title | Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host |
| title_full | Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host |
| title_fullStr | Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host |
| title_full_unstemmed | Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host |
| title_short | Syphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host |
| title_sort | syphilis of fungal world novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host |
| topic | Histoplasmosis itraconazole tissue smear |
| url | http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2012;volume=57;issue=6;spage=504;epage=504;aulast=Anza |
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