Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis developed in the penis of an immunocompetent patient
AUTOR(ES)
Paixão, Mauricio, Miot, Hélio Amante, Avancini, João, Belda Júnior, Walter
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2015-04
RESUMO
A 70-year-old male presenting a 3-month history of genital painless erythematous nodules in the balanopreputial sulcus was referred to our service. Histopathological exam presented a chronic dermatitis with epithelioid granulomas and Grocott staining revealed numerous fungal structures with a suggestive morphology of Histoplasma sp. Cultures evidenced Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum. Treatment with oral itraconazole led to complete remission of lesions.
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