Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting with chronic ulcerative tongue lesions in a patient with diabetes

• Main Authors: Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Ayoub, Suhaimi, Lau, Shin Hin, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2010
• Subjects: RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/9989/1/bcr.06.2010.3120.full.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/9989/; http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2010/bcr.06.2010.3120.full.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

We describe a case of chronic tongue ulceration with systemic symptoms in a patient with poorly controlled diabetes. A biopsy of a lesion from the posterior third of the tongue showed features typical of histoplasmosis. A CT of the thorax and abdomen revealed a diffuse reticulonodular pattern bilate...