A rare case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis with bone marrow involvement in an immunocompetent patient

Authors

  • Subodh K. Mahto Department of Medicine, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Pulin K. Gupta Department of Medicine, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Sahil Sareen Department of Medicine, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Arjun M. Balakrishna Department of Medicine, Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, LHMC, New Delhi, India
  • Sumit K. Suman Department of Medicine, PGIMER, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20174611

Keywords:

Bone marrow, Histoplasmosis, Immunocompetent

Abstract

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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Published

2017-09-28

How to Cite

Mahto, S. K., Gupta, P. K., Sareen, S., Balakrishna, A. M., & Suman, S. K. (2017). A rare case of progressive disseminated histoplasmosis with bone marrow involvement in an immunocompetent patient. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(10), 4636–4639. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20174611

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