Disseminated histoplasmosis mimicking laryngeal carcinoma from central India - A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 452-454

  Phatak, A M ^a   Bhattacharya, Indranil ^a,b   Misra, Vaibhav ^a   Prabhu, Aruna Madan S R ^a   Natraj, Uma ^a  

^a Jagjivan Ram Hospital   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Histoplasmosis; Larynx; Relapse

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; PYRROLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MICROLARYNGOSCOPY; MOUTH LESION; MYCELIAL GROWTH;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HISTOPLASMA; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33748857695     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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