Author(s)

Brahim Moulaye El Hassen^1*, Noukhoum Koné², Mohamed Salem Mouammar³, Moulay Ahmed Moulay Hachem⁴

¹National Oncology Center, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
²Department of Neurosurgery, Kiffa Hospital Center, Kiffa, Mauritania.
³Department of Visceral Surgery, Cheick Zayed Hospital, Nouakchott, Mauritania.
⁴National Police Medical Center, Nouakchott, Mauritania.

Histoplasmosis is an opportunistic granulomatous fungal infection. Peritoneal histoplasmosis (PH) is a rare form. The first case of PH was described in 1970 but this is the first case reported in Mauritania. We report the case of a 60-year-old male patient with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis, treated and declared cured, and partial epileptic seizures treated with Carbamazepine. Contrast computed tomography of the abdomen showed a large mass with a large intraperitoneal fluid component with a finely calcified wall in places, for which laparoscopy and biopsy were performed, identifying Histoplasma capsulatum infection. The subject received treatment with amphotericin B deoxycholate with good evolution, and outpatient management with itraconazole. PH is a rare entity that requires high clinical suspicion, especially in immunocompetent patients. The patient was informed that non-identifying information from the case would be submitted for publication, and he provided consent.

Peritoneal Histoplasmosis, Histoplasma capsulatum var. duboisii, Pathological Anatomy, Mauritania

Hassen, B. , Koné, N. , Mouammar, M. and Hachem, M. (2021) Peritoneal Histoplasmosis about a Case and Literature Review. Health, 13, 1065-1070. doi: 10.4236/health.2021.1310079.