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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct 28;36(6):359-360.
doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2019.2019.4.104. Epub 2019 Aug 9.

Bilateral Adrenal Histoplasmosis

Thachanun Porntharukchareon  1   2 , Sarin Khahakaew  2   3 , Thitiwat Sriprasart  2 , Leilani Paitoonpong  2 , Thiti Snabboon  2   4
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Bilateral Adrenal Histoplasmosis

Thachanun Porntharukchareon et al. Balkan Med J. .
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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Computed tomography upper abdomen venous phase showing 2.0×2.9 cm mass in the right adrenal gland and 3.7×4.3 cm mass in the left adrenal gland. Both masses (white arrow) show rim enhancement with septation compatible with thin-walled abscess.
Figure 2
Figure 2
2. Calcofluor-White staining showing round-shaped yeast-like organisms measuring 2-4 μm with narrow-based budding, morphologically compatible with Histoplasma spp. (×1000).
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