Volume : 6, Issue : 7, July - 2017

Rare presentation of disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent individual

Abhishek Sharma, C. L. Nawal, Abhishek Agrawal

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-IN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Histoplasmosis is fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in endemic area. In India, the most cases reported from eastern India considered to be endemic for the disease.&nbsp; The causative fungus persists in soil, infects through inhalation and manifests in three main types-acute primary, chronic cavitary and progressive disseminated histoplasmosis. Disseminated Histoplasmosis (DH) is defined as a clinical condition where the fungus is present in more than one location. Among the forms of histoplasmosis, DH is the rare and mostly found in an immuno-compromised individual. In this paper we report three cases of disseminated histoplasmosis in immuno-competent patients from Rajasthan</span></p>