1. Asymptomatic colonic histoplasmosis in a patient receiving methotrexate.
- Author
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Odero RO, Cleveland KO, Webb JH, and Land MA
- Subjects
- Aged, Colonic Diseases pathology, Colonoscopy, Early Detection of Cancer, Histoplasmosis microbiology, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Methotrexate therapeutic use, Skin Diseases drug therapy, Colonic Diseases microbiology, Histoplasma isolation & purification, Histoplasmosis diagnosis, Immunosuppressive Agents adverse effects, Methotrexate adverse effects
- Abstract
Disease due to infection with Histoplasma capsulatum usually manifests as a disseminated infection in patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). However, it may also present with focal disease in patients with or without AIDS. Unusual presentations or less well-recognized risk factors may make diagnosis of histoplasmosis more difficult. We describe the case of a patient who presented for screening colonoscopy and was found to have isolated asymptomatic colonic histoplasmosis.
- Published
- 2011