Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis mimicking basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid: A case report and review of literature

Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis mimicking basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid: A case report and review of literature

We present the case of a 46 years old gentleman with longstanding ulcerative lesion of the right upper eyelid. Biopsy of the lesion revealed intracellular periodic acid–Schiff positive round to oval organisms with a surrounding clear halo suggestive of histoplasmosis. Histoplasma capsulatum specific...

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Main Authors: Santhi Radhakrishnan, Namrata G Adulkar, Usha Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Eyelid biopsy, eyelid malignancy, primary cutaneous histoplasmosis
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2016;volume=59;issue=2;spage=227;epage=228;aulast=Radhakrishnan

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