Diagnostic insights into disseminated histoplasmosis: a case report highlighting bone marrow analysis
Vaanya Kaushik,
Ruchee Khanna,
Vinay Khanna
et al.
Abstract:We present a case of a 43-year-old immunocompromised female patient diagnosed with disseminated histoplasmosis on bone marrow examination, at clinical laboratory of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India. The patient, presenting with symptoms like weight loss, appetite loss, and pancytopenia, underwent bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. The bone marrow studies revealed HIV-associated changes and the yeast form of Histoplasma capsulatum, confirming disseminated histoplasmosis. Bone marrow examination is h… Show more
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