Localized Oral Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Occurrence with Review of the Literature

Kumar, Arun; Rattan, Vidya; Rai, Sachin; Nambiyar, Kaniyappan

doi:10.1007/s12663-019-01273-2

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“…farciminosum , that is an equine pathogen, which exists in Africa [ 27 , 42 ]. This infection is endemic in certain areas of the USA, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, and Malaysia, with few cases reported from Gangetic plains, Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh in India [ 40 ]. The fungus spreads by hematogenous route or direct inoculation into the mucosa.…”

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“…According to Padhye et al [ 20 ], HP in Indians occurs mainly in the extrapulmonary sites, especially in the oral cavity. Localized HP may rarely result from direct inoculation of H. capsulatum into oral mucosa [ 40 ]. Oral lesions along with constitutional symptoms like dysphagia, weight loss, loss of appetite, and irregular low-grade fever suggest a clinical differential diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, oral involvement of tuberculosis, syphilitic chancre, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, or major aphthous ulcer [ 23 ].…”

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Oral Localized Lesion on the Tongue in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Report of a Rare Case With a Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Kumar¹,

Gupta²,

Garg³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Histoplasmosis (HP) is a sporadic deep fungal disease that rarely shows oral lesions in various clinical forms. It is usually associated with immunocompromised states, but oral HP has also been reported in many immunocompetent individuals. An unusual case of focal oral HP in a 65-year-old immunocompetent male is reported from New Delhi, India (non-endemic region) presenting with oral ulcerative lesions on the floor of the mouth and lateral surface of the tongue. This case report highlights the importance of prompt diagnosis for the success of the treatment of oral HP along with a thorough review of the literature on HP in immunocompetent patients with oral manifestations. The average age of immunocompetent patients with oral HP is 49.65 years with a marked male predilection. The most common intraoral site is the tongue, followed by the gingiva. Also, five intraosseous cases of HP in immunocompetent patients are reported, among which four are seen in patients from Africa and in a much younger age group (mean: 17.25 years).

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Oral Localized Lesion on the Tongue in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Report of a Rare Case With a Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Kumar¹,

Gupta²,

Garg³

et al. 2023

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“…[ 1 ] Infections are endemic in central and northern parts of the United States, South America, Indonesia, and Malaysia; however, sporadic cases are found worldwide. [ 1 , 2 ] Primarily a pulmonary pathogen, histoplasmosis may disseminate to involve extrapulmonary organs in immunodeficient patients. Histoplasmosis in Indians tends to more commonly affect the extrapulmonary sites, particularly the oral cavity.…”

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“…Histoplasmosis in Indians tends to more commonly affect the extrapulmonary sites, particularly the oral cavity. [ 2 ]…”

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Primary oral histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host masquerading as malignancy

Singh,

Verma,

Chawla

et al. 2023

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

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Histoplasma capsulatum is known to cause deep mycotic infections, the primary site being pulmonary, and may disseminate in immunosuppressed patients. Oral presentation is usually a part of disseminated disease however may rarely occur as an isolated event. Extensive literature search has shown that only 17 cases of primary oral histoplasmosis in immunocompetent hosts have been reported from India to date. We hereby report a rare case of primary oral histoplasmosis in a middle-aged, non-diabetic, and HIV-negative patient masquerading as malignancy.

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Primary Oral Histoplasmosis in Immunocompetent Host: Case Series with Review of Literature

Kamboj

Rathee

Narwal

et al. 2021

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Localized Oral Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Rare Occurrence with Review of the Literature

Cited by 8 publications

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Oral Localized Lesion on the Tongue in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Report of a Rare Case With a Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Oral Localized Lesion on the Tongue in an Immunocompetent Individual: A Report of a Rare Case With a Comprehensive Review of the Literature

Primary oral histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host masquerading as malignancy

Primary Oral Histoplasmosis in Immunocompetent Host: Case Series with Review of Literature

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