Disseminated Histoplasmosis Presenting as Exfoliative Erythroderma
- 1 February 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 101 (2) , 216-219
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1970.04000020086013
Abstract
An elderly man presented with a chronic exfoliative erythroderma of unknown etiology. Skin biopsy suggested mycosis fungoides. After mucous membrane and cutaneous ulcers developed, Histoplasma capsulatum was cultured from skin and bone marrow. It was also identified on histopathologic examination. We know of only two other similar cases reported in the literature and suggest that idiopathic or confusing cases of exfoliative erythroderma, with or without ulceration, be evaluated for histoplasmosis.Keywords
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