Perianal ulcer in disseminated histoplasmosis

South Med J. 1991 Jul;84(7):931-2. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199107000-00031.

Abstract

A 65-year-old man with stage I testicular seminoma, treated with surgery and radiation, had fever of unknown origin, adrenal insufficiency, and an isolated perianal ulcer. Tissue diagnosis of disseminated histoplasmosis was established by biopsy of the perianal ulcer, an unusual cutaneous manifestation of the disease. Treatment with amphotericin B resulted in rapid clinical improvement and complete healing of the perianal ulcer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Anus Diseases / drug therapy
  • Anus Diseases / microbiology*
  • Histoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Histoplasmosis / complications*
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Male
  • Skin Ulcer / drug therapy
  • Skin Ulcer / microbiology

Substances

  • Amphotericin B