Histoplasmosis presenting as a neck mass

A unilateral neck mass is an unusual clinical presentation for histoplasmosis. A patient with a large, unilateral neck mass caused by Histoplasma capsulatum is presented to alert readers to such a possibility and to illustrate some of the difficulties in diagnosing and managing the disease.

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Published inHead & neck surgery (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 253
Main Authors Belani, A, Shands, Jr, J W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1987
Subjects
Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Histoplasmosis - diagnostic imaging
Histoplasmosis - pathology
Humans
Neck - diagnostic imaging
Neck - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A unilateral neck mass is an unusual clinical presentation for histoplasmosis. A patient with a large, unilateral neck mass caused by Histoplasma capsulatum is presented to alert readers to such a possibility and to illustrate some of the difficulties in diagnosing and managing the disease.
ISSN:0148-6403
DOI:10.1002/hed.2890090411