2016•Journal of Society of Surgeons of NepalOpen access

Adrenal histoplasmosis : a rare cause of bilateral adrenomegaly

P Subedi, Suman Chapagain, DK Thakur, Sujeet Poudyal, BR Luitel, Pawan Raj Chalise, UK Sharma, PR Gyawali, GK Shrestha

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Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by a dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Histoplasmosis causing bilateral adrenal involvement is rare and usually occurs only in immunocompromised individuals with disseminated disease. Here we report a case of bilateral adrenal histoplasmosis with disseminated disease in an immunocompetent patient.

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Key concepts: Histoplasmosis, Dimorphic fungus, Histoplasma capsulatum, Histoplasma, Medicine, Disease, Dermatology, Rare disease