Acute Peritoneal Histoplasmosis Mimicking Ovarian Cancer and Review of the Literature on Histoplasma Peritonitis

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Abstract

Peritoneal histoplasmosis is a rare entity with few cases reported in the literature. We present a case of isolated acute peritoneal histoplasmosis that mimicked an advanced ovarian malignancy in a patient undergoing antitumor necrosis factor therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. We also reviewed the literature on Histoplasma peritonitis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberofac705
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

Keywords

  • cancer
  • fungal
  • histoplasma
  • mimicking
  • peritonitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases

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