Publication Type : Case Reports
Publisher : Elsevier BV
Source : Medical Mycology Case Reports
Url : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.07.012
Campus : Faridabad
School : School of Medicine
Department : Microbiology
Year : 2019
Abstract : Histoplasmosis is a systemic fungal disease caused by dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and is more common in immunocompromised patients. We report two cases of disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent individuals from a non-endemic zone in Western India. Rapid diagnostic tests like urinary antigen detection and molecular assays comprise the need of the hour as early initiation of antifungal therapy can be life-saving. Clinicians need to be aware of this entity to prevent misdiagnosis and initiate prompt effective management.
Cite this Research Publication : Arghadip Samaddar, Anuradha Sharma, Akhilesh Kumar PH, Saumya Srivastava, Twishi Shrimali, Maya Gopalakrishnan, Gopal Krishna Bohra, Disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients from an arid zone in Western India: A case series, Medical Mycology Case Reports, Elsevier BV, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.07.012
