Intest Res.  2019 Jan;17(1):149-152. 10.5217/ir.2018.00111.

Gastrointestinal histoplasmosis: a case series from a non-endemic region in North India

• Mandavdhare HS
• Shah J
• Prasad KK
• Agarwala R
• Suri V
• Kumari S
• Dutta U
• Sharma V

• KMID: 2438454
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.00111

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Histoplasmosis*
India*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. (A) Esophageal circular deep ulcer and (B) histology showing Histoplasma (H&E, ×40).

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  Fig. 2. (A) Rectal ulcer seen on sigmoidoscopy and (B) histology showing multiple tiny intracellular and extracellular organisms (Periodic acid Schiff stain, ×40).

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