Title
Gastric histoplasmosis simulating a malignant gastric ulcer
Other title
Histoplasmosis gástrica simulando una úlcera gástrica maligna
Date Issued
01 January 2003
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Abstract
The case evaluated hereunder is that of a young patient, from a Histoplasmosis-endemic area, reporting chronic abdominal pain. An upper gastric endoscopy evidenced the presence of gastric compromise, characterized by evident infiltrating ulcerous damage simulating a carcinoma. The final diagnosis was chronic disseminated histoplasmosis with gastric compromise. The patient presented as an underlying condition, a chronic alcoholic hepatopathy. Histoplasmosis must be included in the differential diagnosis of ulcerated and/or infiltrated lesions of the gastrointestinal tract in patients from endemic areas or susceptible to immunosuppression conditions.
Start page
221
End page
224
Volume
23
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
GastroenterologÃa, HepatologÃa
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0642344388
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterologÃa del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de GastroenterologÃa del Perú
ISSN of the container
10225129
Sources of information:
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