%0 Journal Article
%T A Child with Chronic Fungal Infection in Bangladesh that Mimicked Malignancy: Disseminated Histoplasmosis
%A Anwarul Karim
%A Chowdhury Yakub Jamal
%A Eshita Reza Khan
%A Farah Diba
%A Ismat Nigar
%J Bangladesh Journal of Child Health
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/bjch.v42i2.37765
%X Histoplasma capsulatum is a dimorphic fungus, which primarily causes a pulmonary disease. It is found throughout the world with the soil being the environmental reservoir. In infants and toddlers, disseminated histoplasmosis is the commonest presentation. In this age group, 60-80% patients has acute disseminated progressive disease. Disseminated histoplasmosis may also cause bone involvement with osteolytic lesion. Here, we have described a rare and unusual disseminated histoplasmosis, a 3 and half year old boy from Bangladesh with multiple abscess like soft tissue lesions, along with multiple osteolytic bone lesions. Bangladesh J Child Health 2018; VOL 42 (2) :94-97
%K Disseminated histoplasmosis
%K Child
%K Abscess
%K Osteolytic lesion
%U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJCH/article/view/37765