Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature
Key Clinical Message We describe an immunocompromised 73‐year‐old male with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who presented with a lesion on the thumb concerning for malignancy that was found to be histoplasmosis. This unique case highlights the importance of a thorough history and a broad...
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| description | Key Clinical Message We describe an immunocompromised 73‐year‐old male with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who presented with a lesion on the thumb concerning for malignancy that was found to be histoplasmosis. This unique case highlights the importance of a thorough history and a broad differential diagnosis in the management of new osteoarticular lesions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7457caf58de48cb8edfad84a0fd08d42023-10-25T07:12:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-10-011110n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.8088Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literatureJoshua Marc Levine0Juan Manivel1Jeffery Luna2University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis Minnesota USAUniversity of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis Minnesota USAUniversity of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis Minnesota USAKey Clinical Message We describe an immunocompromised 73‐year‐old male with a history of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who presented with a lesion on the thumb concerning for malignancy that was found to be histoplasmosis. This unique case highlights the importance of a thorough history and a broad differential diagnosis in the management of new osteoarticular lesions.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8088handhistoplasmosisinfectionneurofibromatosisthumb |
| spellingShingle | Joshua Marc Levine Juan Manivel Jeffery Luna Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature Clinical Case Reports hand histoplasmosis infection neurofibromatosis thumb |
| title | Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | histoplasmosis mimicking a tumor of the thumb in a patient with neurofibromatosis type i a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | hand histoplasmosis infection neurofibromatosis thumb |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8088 |
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