Rare presentation of disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent individual

Abhishek Sharma; C.L.Nawal; Abhishek Agrawal

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Rare presentation of disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent individual

Abhishek Sharma, C. L. Nawal, Abhishek Agrawal

Abstract :

Histoplasmosis is fungal disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum in endemic area. In India, the most cases reported from eastern India considered to be endemic for the disease. The causative fungus persists in soil, infects through inhalation and manifests in three main types-acute primary, chronic cavitary and progressive disseminated histoplasmosis. Disseminated Histoplasmosis (DH) is defined as a clinical condition where the fungus is present in more than one location. Among the forms of histoplasmosis, DH is the rare and mostly found in an immuno-compromised individual. In this paper we report three cases of disseminated histoplasmosis in immuno-competent patients from Rajasthan