Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host

Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Rare in Europe but endemic in some regions of Brazil, United States, Africa and Asia. Most of the cases are asymptomatic. Disseminated form is defined by the presence of an extra-pulmonary focus, particularly associated with immu...

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Main Authors:	L. Cardoso, C. Silva, N. Marques, C. Veríssimo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:	Histoplasmosis Tonsillar Ulceration Disseminated Duboisii Portuguese
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300167

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spelling	doaj-656cc6b07751427682939cb0729795f02020-11-25T03:52:01ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392017-09-0117C141610.1016/j.mmcr.2017.04.003Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese hostL. Cardoso0C. Silva1N. Marques2C. Veríssimo3Department of Otolaryngology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Otolaryngology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor. Ricardo Jorge, 1600 Lisboa, PortugalHistoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Rare in Europe but endemic in some regions of Brazil, United States, Africa and Asia. Most of the cases are asymptomatic. Disseminated form is defined by the presence of an extra-pulmonary focus, particularly associated with immunosuppression. We report a case of an unilateral persisted tonsillar ulceration, in an immunocompetent Portuguese host, as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis 45 years later after living 3 years in Africa.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300167HistoplasmosisTonsillarUlcerationDisseminatedDuboisiiPortuguese
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author	L. Cardoso C. Silva N. Marques C. Veríssimo
spellingShingle	L. Cardoso C. Silva N. Marques C. Veríssimo Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host Medical Mycology Case Reports Histoplasmosis Tonsillar Ulceration Disseminated Duboisii Portuguese
author_facet	L. Cardoso C. Silva N. Marques C. Veríssimo
author_sort	L. Cardoso
title	Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host
title_short	Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host
title_full	Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host
title_fullStr	Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host
title_full_unstemmed	Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host
title_sort	tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated african histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent portuguese host
publisher	Elsevier
series	Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn	2211-7539
publishDate	2017-09-01
description	Histoplasmosis is a systemic mycosis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. Rare in Europe but endemic in some regions of Brazil, United States, Africa and Asia. Most of the cases are asymptomatic. Disseminated form is defined by the presence of an extra-pulmonary focus, particularly associated with immunosuppression. We report a case of an unilateral persisted tonsillar ulceration, in an immunocompetent Portuguese host, as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis 45 years later after living 3 years in Africa.
topic	Histoplasmosis Tonsillar Ulceration Disseminated Duboisii Portuguese
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300167
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Tonsillar ulceration as manifestation of disseminated African histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent Portuguese host

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