Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immuno-competent young male: role of bone marrow examination in rapid diagnosis

Authors

Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Ayesha Majeed Memon, Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Abstract

Fungal infections are usually seen in elderly or immuno‐compromised individuals particularly with human immunodeficiency virus infection. In immuno‐competent individuals, they seldom present with overt clinical symptoms. In such cases diagnosis is made by combination of tests along with direct microscopic visualization of the organism. We present a case of immuno‐competent individual who presented with unexplained fever and found to have Histoplasma capsulatum infection on bone marrow examination

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Diagnostic cytopathology

Recommended Citation

Shaikh, M. S., Memon, A. M. (2018). Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immuno-competent young male: role of bone marrow examination in rapid diagnosis. Diagnostic cytopathology, 46(3), 273-276.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/1124