Oral histoplasmosis: a case report

A 70-year-old male patient who smokes and has diabetes and hypertension attended the oral medicine clinic because of "a mouth sore that hurts" for approximately 30 days. At physical examination, an extensive bleeding ulceration, presenting 3 centimeters in its largest diameter affecting hard palate, soft palate, and alveolar ridge on the left side, was noted. Hematologic examinations (hemogram, coagulogram, fasting blood glucose, Protrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), and International Normalised Ratio (INR)), biochemical examinations (Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Gama Glutamil Transferase (GGT), urea, and creatinine), HIV type 1 and 2, and panoramic and chest radiography were requested.
Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: 20190355 Source Type: research