Beyond common ground: histoplasmosis panniculitis. A case report

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Published: 2025-02-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18566/medupb.v44n1.a07

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Orozco Jiménez, S., Saldarriaga, P. J., Chiquito García, S., Ruiz Suárez, A. C., Berrío , V., & Arciniegas Grisales, V. (2025). Beyond common ground: histoplasmosis panniculitis. A case report. Medicina UPB, 44(1), 61-65. https://doi.org/10.18566/medupb.v44n1.a07

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Sara Orozco Jiménez
Universidad CES
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-8984
Pedro Juan Saldarriaga
Clínica CES
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5089-4116
Susana Chiquito García
Universidad CES
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-2918
Ana Cristina Ruiz Suárez
Clínica CES
Verónica Berrío
Universidad CES
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9177-3036
Valeria Arciniegas Grisales
Universidad CES
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-567X

Abstract

Histoplasmosis is an endemic mycosis in Latin America produced by Histoplasma capsulatum. The infection is caused by inhalation of spores and the main organ involved is the lung. Skin lesions are widely variable, with panniculitis being one of the most unusual presentations. We present a patient with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus who presented panniculitis associated with disseminated histoplasmosis infection.

Keywords:
Panniculitis, Histoplasma, Scattered, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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