Disseminated histoplasmosis with initial oral manifestations
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Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Oral Manifestation in an Immunocompetent Patient
A case of disseminated histoplasmosis (DH) in a 60-year-old female patient is reported from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The patient presented with multiple papules on the skin surrounding the lips, face, torso, trunk, and back. She also complained of growth in the palate. Histoplasmosis was confirmed by biopsy and histopathology of skin and palatal lesions. This case report highlights the present...
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JR Ferreres,a A Jucglà,a A Moreno,b and J Peyría aServicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain bServicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain appear as asymptomatic reddishviolaceous lesions that resemble inflammation or ecchymosis. During progression, ulcers that bleed easily and fast-growing nodules appear. Histology ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dermatological Case Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1898-7249
DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2013.1132