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• TITLE: Peritoneal Histoplasmosis about a Case and Literature Review

  AUTHORS: Brahim Moulaye El Hassen, Noukhoum Koné, Mohamed Salem Mouammar, Moulay Ahmed Moulay Hachem

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

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.13 No.10, October 12, 2021

  ABSTRACT: 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.