Case Report
Year: 2023 | Month: May | Volume: 13 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 239-244
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230528
Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient - A Case Report
Aarthee Asokan1, Rama Narasimhan2, V. K. Vineeth3, Ram Gopalakrishnan4
1Final year Internal Medicine DNB post graduate student, Apollo Hospitals Greams road, Chennai
2Department of Internal Medicine, Senior consultant, Apollo Hospitlas Greams road Chennai
3ID Post graduate student – Final year, Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai
4Department of Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, Greams road Chennai
Corresponding Author: Dr. Aarthee Asokan
ABSTRACT
Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection is caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. In the immunocompromised host, a disseminated form of the disease can be frequent. We provide a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent young person, emphasising the significance of maintaining a high index of suspicion even in immunocompetent people, particularly in developing countries like India. (1)
Key words: Histoplamsa, fungal infection, immunocompetent.