Abstract

ROLANDELLI, V et al. Disseminated Histoplasmosis. About a case. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2020, vol.101, n.3, pp.131-140. ISSN 1851-300X.

Histoplasmosis is a deep mycosis caused by the dimorfo fungus Histoplasma capsulatum (H. capsulatum). Which enters the body mainly through the inhalation route in the form of microconidia which are transformed into intracellular levaduriform elements, and then disseminated by blood. The primary infection in immunocompetent patients is usually asymptomatic and spontaneously resolved, but immunocompromised patients can usually present with a disseminated disease with mucocutaneous involvement, with papules, nodules, gums, granulomatous serosanguinolent fundus ulcers and scabs. A clinical case of an immunocompromised diabetic patient with H. capsulatum infection is presented, in which diagnosis is made from the skin lesions.

Keywords : Disseminated histoplasmosis; Histoplasmosis cutaneous; Immunosuppression..