Disseminated primary cutaneous histoplasmosis successfully treated with itraconazole.
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2003 Nov-Dec; 69(6): 405-7
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ABSTRACT
A 60-year-old immunocompetent lady with disseminated primary cutaneous histoplasmosis is reported. Histology showed a granulomatous skin infiltrate with numerous intracellular PAS positive rounded yeast cells within macrophages. Culture on Sabouraud's dextrose agar yielded a typical cottony white colony characteristic of Histoplasma capsulatum. Treatment with itraconazole showed an excellent response.
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Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol
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2003
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