Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2017)

A necrotic tonsillar lesion: An unusual presentation of disseminated histoplasmosis

  • Christopher Keen,
  • Hwajeong Lee,
  • Lisa Galati,
  • John Fantauzzi,
  • Richard Blinkhorn,
  • Timothy A. Jennings,
  • Sudha Chaturvedi,
  • Marc A. Judson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.06.003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. C
pp. 44 – 46

Abstract

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We report a case of tonsillar histoplasmosis with hematogenous dissemination in a woman receiving infliximab for Crohn's disease. She also had a history of sarcoidosis. Due to the unusual location and confounding medical history, our case provided a diagnostic dilemma. Histoplasma infection was confirmed histologically, and the patient responded well to appropriate treatment.

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