%0 Journal Article
%T Disseminated histoplasmosis with conjunctival involvement in an immunocompromised patient
%A Shirali Arun
%A Kini Jyoti
%A Vupputuri Anjith
%A Kuruvila Maria
%J Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a 37-year-old male acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patient from south India. The patient presented with high-grade fever, cough, conjunctival nodule and papulonodular hyperpigmented skin lesions. Histology of skin lesions and conjunctival nodule showed numerous intracellular Periodic Acid Schiff-positive rounded yeast cells within macrophages. Bone marrow aspirate confirmed disseminated histoplasmosis. The patient showed dramatic response after starting treatment with Amphotercin B.
%K Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
%K conjunctival histoplasmosis
%K disseminated histoplasmosis
%K India
%U http://www.ijstd.org/article.asp?issn=0253-7184;year=2010;volume=31;issue=1;spage=35;epage=38;aulast=Shirali