Penoscrotal histoplasmosis following bladder carcinoma

Chaurasia, Dilip; Agrawal, Ritesh; Misra, Vatsala; Bhargava, Anudita

doi:10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01766.x

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“…Genital histoplasmosis in India has been first reported by Randhawa et al from epididymal biopsy in 1995 17 . It has also been reported by Chaurasia et al in 2007 in a patient with penoscrotal histoplasmosis following bladder carcinoma 18 . A case of epididymal and prostatic histoplasmosis was reported from Karnataka State of southern India, in a 37-year-old male renal transplant recipient 19 .…”

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Mucocutaneous Histoplasmosis in immunocompetent adult patients

Nandi

Roy

Sarkar

et al. 2019

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Introduction: Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection caused by the agent Histoplasma capsulatum,a dimorphic fungus. The spectrum of illness ranges from subclinical infection to progressive disseminated disease. The major bulk of histoplasma infections are asymptomatic or pulmonary histoplasmosis. In immune compromised patients it can cause disseminated infections involving different organs of the body. In immune competent individuals it may cause isolated adrenal histoplasmosis. Material and methods: A retrospective study was done to look for mucocutaneous histoplasmosis. The excised tissue samples were cultured and only culture confirmed cases were included in the study. Result: Here, we present five cases of primary mucocutaneous histoplasmosis in immune competent individuals in a tertiary care centre in India. These patients had no other co-morbidities and had only isolated lesions in oral cavity or penis.The tissue on excision was cultured and showed growth of Histoplasma capsulatum. All the patients improved with treatment. There are limited cases of mucocutaneous ulcerated lesions caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in immune competent people in published literature. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the necessity of a vigilant look out and clinical suspicion of fungal causes like histoplasma in chronic non healing ulcers which should be confirmed by the laboratory investigations. Accurate diagnosis helps in specific management of these cases. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(1) 2020 p.94-97

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Mucocutaneous Histoplasmosis in immunocompetent adult patients

Nandi

Roy

Sarkar

et al. 2019

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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“…Subramanian et al (9) report 18 additional cases diagnosed in India. Review of the literature revealed 51 more cases in India, 3 probable cases, 1 unpublished case mentioned in a review, and 2 cases from personal communications (13–48). Thirteen cases have been diagnosed in the United Kingdom in patients with prior residence on the Indian subcontinent (10), and 1 case was diagnosed in Canada in a patient who had recently traveled to India (49).…”

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Expanding the horizons of histoplasmosis: disseminated histoplasmosis in a renal transplant patient after a trip to Bangladesh

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Faulhaber

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Transplant Infectious Disease

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Histoplasmosis is recognized to occur in the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys of the United States, but less widely appreciated is its worldwide distribution. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis with disease involving skin, lungs, and epiglottis in a renal transplant patient 6 months after a trip to Bangladesh, to highlight the potential risk of acquisition of this infection in the Indian subcontinent.

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“…However, cutaneous histoplasmosis is uncommon and involvement of the penoscrotal area is extremely rare. 3 The present case highlights the need to consider histoplasmosis in the differential diagnosis of Fournier’s gangrene.…”

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