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An unusual cutaneous tumor: African histoplasmosis following mudbaths: case report and review.

ABSTRACT: African histoplasmosis, caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, is endemic in Africa. The disease usually involves the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and bones. A case of African histoplasmosis presenting as a cutaneous tumor and non-healing wound in a 66-year-old immunocompetent male residing in Africa, the first ever reported following mudbaths and acupuncture, is hereby reported. Diagnosis was confirmed by means of polymerase chain reaction performed on tissue material. The patient was started on long-term itraconazole therapy and he responded well. African histoplasmosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of non-healing wounds or tumor-like lesions, especially in the context of mudbaths in an endemic area.

SUBMITTER: Tsiodras S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3269278 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An unusual cutaneous tumor: African histoplasmosis following mudbaths: case report and review.

Tsiodras Sotirios S Drogari-Apiranthitou Miranda M Pilichos Konstantinos K Leventakos Konstantinos K Kelesidis Theodoros T Buitrago Maria Jose MJ Petrikkos Georgios G Panayiotides Ioannis I

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20120201 2

African histoplasmosis, caused by Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, is endemic in Africa. The disease usually involves the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and bones. A case of African histoplasmosis presenting as a cutaneous tumor and non-healing wound in a 66-year-old immunocompetent male residing in Africa, the first ever reported following mudbaths and acupuncture, is hereby reported. Diagnosis was confirmed by means of polymerase chain reaction performed on tissue material. The patient was st ...[more]

PMID: 22302860

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