Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual--a case report
Sharma, S.; Kumari, N.; Ghosh, P.; Aggarwal, A.
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 48(2): 204-206
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-4929 PMID: 16758666 Document Number: 587038
We report a rare case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a immunocompetent young adult person involving bone marrow, liver, spleen and oral cavity. He presented with oral ulcers, weight loss and pancytopenia. His bone marrow aspiration examination revealed Histoplasma capsulatum.
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