Histoplasmosis: una causa rara de la linfadenopatía cervical

Mohammad Ahmad Husain1, Shyam Chand Chaudhary2, Tarun Pal3

  • 1Ex-Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Resumen

Las infecciones fúngicas humanas están aumentando a nivel mundial. La histoplasmosis, causada por Histoplasma capsulatum, puede presentarse como linfadenopatía cervical, particularmente en individuos inmunocomprometidos, lo que requiere un diagnóstico temprano.

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