Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to E de Varona Ayala.
Here is presented a case of a patient with histoplasmosis in the oral cavity a rare disease in our country and whose diagnosis is based upon epidemiological history, serological tests, cultures and hystological study of lymphatic nodes and the hard plate of the palate. Here we will expound upon clinical, diagnostical and therapeutic aspects as applied to our patient.
Two patients with histoplasmosis who came from the same environment are described. Diagnosis was achieved through biopsy and culture since they had not the common clinical forms but, fundamentally, skin and mucosa lesions. In both cases difficulties in establishing the differential diagnosis with neoplasms, lymphomas, leukosis and tuberculosis were faced. The diagnosis was precised by biopsy and culture. Positive results were obtained from amphotericin B therapy at the doses administered.