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Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis developed in the penis of an immunocompetent patient* * Work performed at the Teaching Hospital (Hospital das Clínicas), Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

A 70-year-old male presenting a 3-month history of genital painless erythematous nodules in the balanopreputial sulcus was referred to our service. Histopathological exam presented a chronic dermatitis with epithelioid granulomas and Grocott staining revealed numerous fungal structures with a suggestive morphology of Histoplasma sp. Cultures evidenced Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum. Treatment with oral itraconazole led to complete remission of lesions.

Bacterial infections and mycoses; Genital diseases, male; Genitalia, male; Histoplasmosis; Infection; Mycoses


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