Disseminated histoplasmosis in an immuno-competent young male: Role of bone marrow examination in rapid diagnosis.
Fungal infections are usually seen in elderly or immuno-compromised individuals particularly with human immunodeficiency virus infection. In immuno-competent individuals, they seldom present with overt clinical symptoms. In such cases diagnosis is made by combination of tests along with direct microscopic visualization of the organism. We present a case of immuno-competent individual who presented with unexplained fever and found to have Histoplasma capsulatum infection on bone marrow examination.
['Shaikh|Muhammad Shariq|MS|http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2938-7416', 'Majeed Memon|Ayesha|A|']
D001707:Biopsy, Needle D001856:Bone Marrow Examination D001842:Bone and Bones D006660:Histoplasmosis D006801:Humans D007121:Immunocompetence D008297:Male D055815:Young Adult
bone marrow diagnosis Histoplasma