A rare case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis with bone marrow involvement in an immunocompetent patient
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20174611Keywords:
Bone marrow, Histoplasmosis, ImmunocompetentAbstract
Histoplasmosis is a rare entity in India and very few cases have been reported from eastern region of India like West Bengal and rarely cases from southern India as well. We hereby report a case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis (PDH) from a non-endemic region of India (Eastern Utter Pradesh) and that too in an immunocompetent individual.
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