Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis Mimicking Crohn's Disease.
Disseminated histoplasmosis is a life-threatening disease usually seen in immunocompromised patients living in endemic areas. We present an apparently immunocompetent patient with gastrointestinal histoplasmosis who was initially diagnosed with biopsy-proven Crohn's disease. Following discontinuation of anti-inflammatory drugs and institution of antifungal therapy, his gastrointestinal illness completely improved. Specific fungal staining should be routinely included in histopathologic assessment of tissue specimens diagnosed as Crohn's disease.
['Shojaei|Esfandiar|E|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-2561', 'Walsh|Joanna C|JC|', 'Sangle|Nikhil|N|', 'Yan|Brian|B|', 'Silverman|Michael S|MS|', 'Hosseini-Moghaddam|Seyed M|SM|https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7979-2458']
gastrointestinal histoplasmosis alcoholism inflammatory bowel disease