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Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual presenting as oropharyngeal mass
Rateesh Sareen1, Menka Kapil1, GN Gupta1, Anurag Govil2
1 Department of Pathology and Transfusion Medicine, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Rateesh Sareen
Department of Pathology and Transfusion Medicine, Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijohs.ijohs_6_17
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We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a 70 year old immunocompetent male patient. Generally most of the cases of Histoplasmosis in India present with skin lesions and oral ulcers, mass lesions are uncommon presentation. The close masquerade with malignancy makes it an interesting rare case with lot of academic learning for considering Histoplasmosis as one of the differential diagnosis in oral mass lesions.
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