Abstract
The authors report a clinical case of an isolated oral histoplasmosis in a hemodialysis patient that presented with fever of unknown origin and had an unremarkable physical examination. During the investigation, a Gallium scan showed uptake in the oral cavity and soon after the oral cavity examination revealed a granulomatous lesion on the tooth 26. Histopathologic findings were compatible with histoplasmosis. The treatment regimen included liposomal amphotericin B followed by itraconazole consolidation therapy, and side effects did not occur. Both clinical evolution and outcome were favorable. Oral histoplasmosis in a non-immunosuppressed patient is extremely rare.
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Marques, N., Lebre, A., Marques, F. et al. Isolated Oral Histoplasmosis Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin in a Portuguese Hemodialysis Patient. Mycopathologia 176, 89–93 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-013-9641-4
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