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Aga Khan University

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2008

Tuberculosis

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A Case Of Histoplasmosis Mimicking Tuberculosis, Asim Qureshi Aug 2008

A Case Of Histoplasmosis Mimicking Tuberculosis, Asim Qureshi

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Drug resistance to Tuberculosis is an emerging problem but proper exhaustive workup needs to be done before confirming the diagnosis. The case of a 5 year old male child who presented with low grade fever and lymphadenopathy and was being treated with anti TB drugs with no satisfactory response is presented. A detail workup including a biopsy gave the diagnosis of histoplasmosis.