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 polymerase chain reaction was positive. The patient was treated with oral antifungals and showed a prompt response to treatment. We report this rare case of primary cutaneous histoplasmosis of the eyelid in an otherwise healthy adult patient.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

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2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

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Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 59(2016), 2 vom: 13. Apr., Seite 227-228

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Radhakrishnan, Santhi [VerfasserIn]
Adulkar, Namrata G [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Usha [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 31.03.2022

published: Print

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doi:

10.4103/0377-4929.182017

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM260225843