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Skin lesions showing (a) facial papules and (b) papillomatous
lesions.
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Histoplasmosis was later confirmed by skin biopsy and tissue stains with Giemsa [Figure 3(a)] at the hospital laboratory and Gomori-Grocott and periodic acid schiff (PAS) staining [Figure 3(b)] at the Centre Pasteur du Cameroon in one of the patients [Figure 1(a)].
PMC9583206_02
Skin lesions showing (a) facial papules and (b) papillomatous
lesions.
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Histoplasmosis was later confirmed by skin biopsy and tissue stains with Giemsa [Figure 3(a)] at the hospital laboratory and Gomori-Grocott and periodic acid schiff (PAS) staining [Figure 3(b)] at the Centre Pasteur du Cameroon in one of the patients [Figure 1(a)].
Highly positive Histoplasma LFA.
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They were strongly positive (0.75) in all four patients (Figure 2).
Skin biopsy showing Histoplasma cells: (a)
Gomori-Grocott stain at x40. H. capsulatum appears as
small spherical or ovoid yeasts, (b) Giemsa satin at x40 and showing
pseudo-encapsulated yeast consistent with Histoplasma
capsulatum.
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Histoplasmosis was later confirmed by skin biopsy and tissue stains with Giemsa [Figure 3(a)] at the hospital laboratory and Gomori-Grocott and periodic acid schiff (PAS) staining [Figure 3(b)] at the Centre Pasteur du Cameroon in one of the patients [Figure 1(a)].