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Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Patient from a Non Endemic Region, North India: Pointers to Potential Endemicity

Aarti Kotwal, Debasis Biswas, Shailendra Raghuvanshi, Nadia Shirazi, Barnali Kakati

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · pp. 1–5 · Published 30 May 2016

10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25291

Abstract

Progressive Disseminated Histoplasmosis (PDH) reported worldwide is yet a rare entity in India. Although, usually associated with an underlying immunocompromised state but few reports of this disease in non- immunocompetent individuals have been surfacing in last decade. We report PDH from Himalayan state of Uttarakhand North India in an agriculturist, non immunocompromised who responded well to treatment with no evidence of recurrence of the disease. Of late a number of cases are being reported from this region, an indication that this might be a hot spot of Histoplasma capsulatum.

Progressive disseminated histoplasmosis immunocompetent Histoplasma capsulatum var capsulatum amphotericin antifungal resistance

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