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Laryngeal Histoplasmosis In Patients With Crohn’S Disease Undergoing Treatment With Humira (Adalimumab): A Case Series, Jenna Berg, Jonathan Blecha, Chris Bingcang, Justin Oltman, Jayme Dowdall, Subodh M. Lele Sep 2020

Laryngeal Histoplasmosis In Patients With Crohn’S Disease Undergoing Treatment With Humira (Adalimumab): A Case Series, Jenna Berg, Jonathan Blecha, Chris Bingcang, Justin Oltman, Jayme Dowdall, Subodh M. Lele

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

The FDA has advocated for increasing awareness of histoplasmosis for patients undergoing TNF blockers as delay in diagnosis can lead to a poor outcome.1 Laryngeal histoplasmosis is a rare entity that should be part of the differential diagnosis in patients receiving immune suppression for Crohn’s disease. Patients with laryngeal histoplasmosis often report hoarseness, mucosal ulcerations, dysphagia, and odynophagia. We present a series of two cases of laryngeal histoplasmosis in patients with Crohn’s. These cases illustrate the high index of suspicion required to make the diagnosis of laryngeal histoplasmosis, especially in the Midwestern United States. Diagnosis is made quickly and …


An Unusual Case Of Abdominal Pain In A 5-Year-Old With Biliary Atresia Splenic Malformation Syndrome, David Simon May 2020

An Unusual Case Of Abdominal Pain In A 5-Year-Old With Biliary Atresia Splenic Malformation Syndrome, David Simon

Research Days

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